Mary I - General Mary Revision Flashcards
Who was Mary’s mother?
Catherine of Aragon
What would Mary not forgive Cranmer for?
Allowing Henry to marry Anne Boelyn
Who did Mary ask if she could flee to Spain?
Charles V
What were some problems with Mary’s gender?
- Unable to control factions
- Unable to lead troops into battle
- Women were subservient to husbands
Who did Mary release from the tower?
Gardiner and Norfolk
What alliance would Philip II allow?
Habsburg alliance
Who did Gardiner and Paget support as Mary’s husband?
Gardiner supported Courtenay
Paget supported Philip
How many men did Wyatt raise?
3,000
When did Mary marry?
25th July 1554
Give some terms of the marriage treaty
- Limited the king’s power
- The Spanish would not inherit England
- Philip would promote no foreigners
- Philip could not remove the queen from the country without permission
When was the marriage treaty approved?
January 1554
When did Mary arrive in London?
3rd August 1553
Why did the people like Mary so much?
They were concerned with legitimacy
When did Mary make her proclamation?
16th August 1553
Who was sent as papal legate link between England and Rome?
Cardinal Pole
When was Pole sent?
30th October 1554
Who was Charles V’s ambassador?
Renard
When did parliament reject the Heresy Laws?
April 1554
Which London Abbey set up an altar and cross on 23rd August 1553?
St Nicholas Cole Abbey
When was Wyatt’s rebellion?
January 1554
How many Protestants were allowed to flee?
800
How many Protestants were burned?
285-300
Why did Parliament finally accept to introduce Heresy Laws?
When they were promised monastic lands would not be returned
Which year was the cut-off that people were entitled to keep monastic lands?
1536
