Mary I - Royal government under Mary - RG1 Flashcards
1
Q
How was Mary’s accession greeted by the English people?
A
It was greeted favourably.
2
Q
What was Mary’s main focus regarding government?
A
The restoration of the Catholic faith.
3
Q
Give two problems which Mary faced?
A
- She was Catholic in a country which had a substantial Protestant minority
- She had not been brought up to rule, so had little in the way of political instinct
4
Q
What was the impact of Mary never fully trusting her councillors?
A
Mary mainly took advice from two foreigners;
her husband from 1554, Philip of Spain
Simon Renard, the ambassador of her cousin and father-in/law, Charles V
