Mary society and economy

Question 1

ECONOMY:
what 2 factors increased inflation?
when were there harvest failures?
what caused an increase in mortality rate?

Answer 1

debasement-short term
rapid increase in population- more demand- long term

1555 and 1556

1557 and 1558 ‘sweeping sickness’ influenza virus- worst death toll of the century- worst since the black death

Question 2

Financial reforms Mary:
What did Northumberland set up?
how did this benefit Mary?

What court comes back?
Why?

Answer 2

A commission to investigate shortcomings of system and to recommend reforms
Edwards death- reforms not put into place by Northumberland, but was put into place in 1554

Court of Exchequer took over Court of first fruits and tenths and Court of Augmentations
Administration of finances became inefficient under Cromwell’s system

Question 3

Mary’s mistake:
what did she do?
why?

Overall finance- considering War

Answer 3

remitted final part of Edwards subsidy
bought cheap popularity but at financial cost

Although indebtedness rose during the reign it did not do so dramatically given that England was at war with France.
Satisfactory record for a government at War.

Question 4

How did Elizabeth benefit from Mary 2

Answer 4

Plans for recoinage 1556-8 but implemented under Elizabeth

Book of rates 1558-raised customs revenues

Question 5

Wyatt's rebellion:
date:
main motivation:
minor motivations:4
implicit motivations

Answer 5

1554
Prospect of Spanish marriage-Provoked rebellion

xenophobia
religion- rebels from Maidstone- protestant stronghold
decline in cloth industry- social and economic grievances
gentry who had lost office in the county

implicit objective of getting rid of Mary- involvement of Mary Jane Grey’s father in the rebellion

Question 6

Where was it meant to be and where was it actually?
How many men?
Where did the march to?
Outcome?

significance of rebellion?

Answer 6

4 simultaneous uprisings but only serious one was in Kent
3,000
Reached Southwark before retreating and surrendering

execution of Lady Jane Grey

showed that minority Protestants still couldn’t be overlooked
demonstrated how unpopular spanish marriage was

Question 7

who did Pope Paul regard as a heretic

Answer 7

Erasmus- the greatest Catholic humanist scholar

His works placed in the index of prohibited books