Mary I content test Flashcards
who was Mary’s mother?
Catherine of Aragon
what were the dates of her reign (years)?
1553-1558
what was the name of the law which reversed the royal supremacy in January 1555?
Act of Repeal
name Mary’s Archbishop of Canterbury
Cardinal Pole
according to the textbooks/booklet, how many Protestants were burned under Mary? (3 possible answers)
289/280/300
the Pope allowed English MPs to keep the lands they had gained after the Dissolution of the Monasteries - what was this agreement called?
Papal dispensation
name the book published during Elizabeth’s reign which told the story of the burnings and was used as Protestant propaganda
Foxe’s Book of Martyrs
name two of Mary’s key government advisers
Pole, Gardiner, Paget, Bedingfield
name the English noble who was put forward as a potential husband for Mary
Edward Courtenay
who was the father of Philip of Spain?
Charles V
when did the marriage to Philip take place?
1554
financial administration under Mary was well organised: true or false?
true
in which two years of Mary’s reign did the harvest fail?
1555, 1556
how many ships were built during Mary’s reign?
6
give one example of when Parliament opposed Mary successfully
bill to seize Protestant property, Philip and the treason law, prevented coronation of Philip, refused to allow Elizabeth to be removed from the succession
