Marys Relgious, Social and Economic Flashcards
What were the intial problems which mary faced to move england back towards catholicism?
- Protestanism although a minority faith had attracted adherents in london, and in other paets of the south
- The reformed protestant church of england was proetected under statute laws
- Many members of the poltical elite, and certainly even the gentry greatly benefited from the dissolution of the monastries, and this is since that enabled them to reclaim a lot more land
What were the intial reforms which mary took towards cathoclic reform?
- The relgious laws that were passed under edwards reigns were repealed
- yhe order of service as the time of the death og henry 8 was restroed
- The legal status of the chuch of england was upheld to what itd been before henry 8 died
When did Cardinal Pole return to england?
1554
What happened when Cardinal Pole Returned?
- The second repeals act was passed
What position did Cardinal poles return mean?
- That England had sunmitted to rome to become a catholic countyr
- Cardinal pole retuned as papal lagate and archibishop of canterbury
What and why was the major issue which prevented this tranisiton to rome happeneing?
- The monastic lands
- ## Pole and councillors asserted the view that no foreinger could have control over english properties
When did the Act of Supremacy be revoked? What did it mean?
- 1555 repealing anti papal legislation was removed by act of repeal that repealed the act of supremacy
- mary forced to acklowedge statue laws in matters concerning religioun
What death happened in 1555 which casued a lot of issues?
- In 1555 pope julias 3 died and the anti spanish pope paul 4th came to pwoer
- Paul displayed open hostitlity against phillip in a waragainst spaisn 1555 he also took frances side over spain’s
- in essence mary was at war with the papacy
- ## he also hated cardinal pole which meant that his infleunce on the english church couldn’t be done
What was marys polciies towards burning of the heretics?
- 289 protestants were burnt
- Most notable archbishop cranmer were burned at the stake
- bulk of the sufferers were of humble means since a lot of major and wealthier once had fleed
- thier deaths elicited public sympthathy
- symptahy for the martydom
- council started worrying about the effects of burnings and eventually failed in its mission of aboloshing heresy
What was the Catholic reformation by cardinal pole to re-catholcise enfland?
- Popes legatine synod made expectaions clear
- bishops were to reside in dioceses and oversee the relgious life in the parishes
- however it heavily dependent on the parish level which in northern areas like durham was great but southern areas like kent not so much
- their was also a wide change in the practice in churches
espcially lonodn which meant many churches were in ruins
To what extent was england catholic due to marys religious reform by 1558?
- Failure to better reform the instiatuonal nature of the chucrch and failure to better reform its influence and impact on the local community
- in particular this was due to the dissolution of the monasties and this issue was never addressed
- neither was chantires or guilds
- neither was england properly under catholic rule due to the divisions which the church and the abolishement of the papal laws within england
What was the ecnomic and social problems under mary?
- the continued pressure due to the rapid increase in population. this was a key long term factor for the increase in population
- the inflationary impact of the debasement of the coinage- medium term impact
- the devastating influenza disease in 1556- 57
- the harvest failures of 1556 and 1557
What financial reforms did mary take?
- Book of rates
- Recoinage
Poor Relief under mary?
- harvest failures
-influenza
mary tried to avert by banning grain hoarders
