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MTC 6.5 - How popular were Mary's Religious policies Flashcards

1
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What did Parliament refuse to repeal in October 1553?

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The Act of Supremacy

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What act did Parliament pass in October 1553?

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An Act of Repeal

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What did the Act of Repeal undo and what did it restore England to?

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  • Undid the changes made under Edward
  • Restored the religious situation to that of 1547 under the Six Articles
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What did Mary give up by the end of 1553?

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Her title as supreme head of the Church

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What did Mary use her royal prerogative to suspend?

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The Second Act of Uniformity

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6
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What did Mary do to which there was no serious opposition?

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Restored mass

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7
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What happened which is an example that not all people were happy with Mary’s religious policies?

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Wyatt’s Rebellion in January 1554

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What two things might suggest that Wyatt’s Rebellion was not due to Mary’s religious policies?

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  • Took place before serious religious changes
  • Before the persecution of Protestants
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What started to happen in the early months of 1554?

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Protestant began to leave England for Germany and Switzerland

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How many Protestants fled to Germany and Switzerland?

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800

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What was introduced in Spring 1554?

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Royal Injunctions

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What did the Royal Injunctions restore?

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Traditional Catholic practices such as Holy Days, processions and ceremonies

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Who lost their jobs as a result of the Royal Injunctions?

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Married clergy

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What did Parliament reject the re-introduction of in April 1554?

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Heresy laws

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What did Parliament want promises over before agreeing to heresy laws?

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Promises that former monastic lands would not be restored to the Church

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When was the Second Act of Repeal passed?

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November 1554

17
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What was repealed in the Second Act of Repeal?

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All religious legislation approved since 1529

18
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What did the Second Act of Repeal protect?

A

Property rights of those who had bought church land since 1536

19
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What did the protection of former monasteries from being returned to the Church prevent?

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A full scale restoration of Catholicism

20
Q

When was the first Marian burning?

A

4th February 1555

21
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What allowed for the Marian burnings?

A

The reintroduction of heresy laws

22
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How many people went to the stake during Mary’s reign?

A

Nearly 300

23
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How many women were burnt?

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51

24
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Where were most of the Marian burnings?

A

London, Canterbury and Colchester

25
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What book by what author gives historians lots of knowledge about the Marian burnings?

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John Foxe’s ‘Acts and Monuments’ (also known as ‘Book of Martyrs’)

26
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What have John Foxe’s writings been used to suggest?

A

That there was considerable opposition to the regime and it ultimately turned England Protestant

27
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What two Bishops were burnt at Oxford in October 1555?

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Bishops Ridley and Latimer

28
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When was Bishop Cranmer burnt?

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March 1556

29
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What were Mary’s reasons for having Cranmer burnt?

A

He ended her mother’s marriage to Henry and supported Lady Jane Grey

30
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When did Bishop Gardiner die?

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November 1555

31
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How many executions were there in the last 3 years of Mary’s reign and after Gardiner had died?

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274 executions - Gardiner was a restraining influence on Mary

32
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What did Mary believe it was her duty to do?

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Remove heresy

33
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What was sold at the burnings?

A

Kent cherry-growers sold cherries

34
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What was very helpful for Mary in the burnings?

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Local authorities reported people and enforced the law

35
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What are some of the reasons why most of the burnings took place in the South-East?

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  • London was a Protestant area
  • Authorities more concerned about the dangers and put increased pressure on the local authorities to act
36
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Who were JPs?

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Unpaid officials (Justices of the Peace) - enforced the law

37
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What did historian Christopher Haigh say about the impact of the Marian burnings in his book ‘English Reformations’ 1993?

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‘the persecution of Protestants was not a success; nor was it a disaster. If it did not help the Catholic cause, it did not do much harm’

38
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How many burnings were there in 1556, 1557 and 1558 respectively?

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1556 - 87
1557 - 89
1558 - 40

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