mary I Flashcards
why did Mary become unpopular, 3 point
she failed to realise that the country had undergone significant changes for a generation and that altering these had to be done slowly and cautiously
she interpreted the popularity in which greeted her as a sign that her subjects were welcoming catholicism
her marriage to philip turned her popularity into dislike
what was the first act of repeals and when was it
1553 first act of repeal which swept away all religious legalisations approved by edward
the doctrine was returned to what it had been at the end of Henry VIII reign
what was the second act of repeals and when was it
1555 which abolished all doctrine legalisations passed since 1529, this included the act of supremacy
why wasnt mary concerned about opposition
because she believed that protestantism lacked the deeproots in english culture
apart from the repeals what other religious legalisations occured
pairsh priests had better training and supervison
new editions of the bible and pray book
describe mary childhood in terms of relgion
she was brought up catholic, when catherine was divorced henry manipulated religion and the pope and seized control of the church, mary was mortified
she saw the break with rome as sinful and wanted to correct
what happened to cranmer during marys reign
he was arrested and replaced by commited catholics. he was executed 1556 which was significant because he was the guiding force behind protestantism since 1533
what were the heresy laws
(rejection of beliefs) protestants who wouldnt renounce their beliefs were burnt at the stake in their local community as a warning to others
how many protestants were burnt at the stake
300
what date did mary consider marrying philip? why was she considering this?
1553
for catholism to survive beyond her reign she must produce and heir
why was their opposition to the marriage
philip was catholic, protestants feared that he would add strength to marys determination to reverse the reformatiion
he was heir to the throne of spain and its vast empire therefore it was assumed that he would use england as a tool to further spanish ambitions
there was also concern how france would react and what this would mean for scotland
how did mary limit philips control in england
in the terms of the agreement, philip was to be called king but he had none of the powers associated if mary died
when was the spanish marriage
1554
describe foreign policy in marys reign
marys marriage to spain resultd in war. philip ad made no secret with wanting englands help with france.
he put pressure on mary to declare war, this undid the diplomacy set up by northumberland and put england back into anti-french footing.
she declared war 1557 and achieved victories at the battl of Saint-Quentin
within a year france recoved and took back Calisi
what rebellion occured in mary reign and when was it
the wyatts rebellion feb 1554
