Mary - Social Economic

Question 1

Religious change under Mary (2)

Answer 1

-Protestant Church of England was protected in statue law and the dissolution of the monasteries meant a reversal of Protestantism was not easy as Mary hoped
- despite this there was a catholic resurgence under Mary

Question 2

Heresy under Mary

Answer 2

-November 1554 heresy laws restored and altogether 289 Protestants were burnt at the stake under Mary, including Cranmer, Hooper, Latimer and Ridley

Question 3

Economic change Mary (2)

Answer 3

-continuation of an inflationary crisis m (arguably worsened by influenza epidemic)
-also improvements in administration and her planned recoinage benefitted Elizabeth rather than herself