Quotes Flashcards
Haigh view on how Mary gained power
- a revolution or not….
“Mary had swept to power by a revolution”
Susan Doran eliz prot settlement ?
‘as soon as she was proclaimed queen, Elizabeth made it clear to her subjects that she intended to introduce a protestant church settlement.’
David Load; success of the 1539 settlement
‘however, Elizabeth lived long enough and pursed a sufficiently consistent policy, for the settlement of 1559 to take root and become generally perceived as “the face of an English court” ‘
D. MacCulloch the churches identity
D. MacCulloch: the church was never defined in its indentity, neither protestant nor catholic
bossy vs haigh on missionary priests
John Bossy: seminary preist and jesuits did much to ensure the survival of catholicism
Christopher Haigh: seminary priests and jesuits had little contribution
guys view on eliz attempts in foreign policy to reconcile conflicting interests
attempt to reconcile conflicting strategic religious and commercial interests at a minimal cost
Doran on the catholic plots
Truly dangerous moments
fatal for elizabethan England’s short lived experiment with protestantism
younger the strength of eliz final years as shown by succession lush quote
the fact eliz peacefully handed over her kingdom to her sucessor in 1603 “INWARDLY TRANQUIL, POOR BUT SOLVENT, TESTED BUT NOT DEFEATED, WITH A LONG WAR ALL BUT WON” represented her greatest triumph
collinson eliz final years
“nasty nineties”
guy on eliz final years
“second reign” distinct form + style characterised unrelenting struggle many problems faced by regime
Duffy on mary and pole
succ in turning England closest thing EU to counter reformation
Murphy on marian parliament
“cooperation rather than conflict” in Parliament
Smith on the importance of marian financial reforms to liz
Marian financial reforms “were fundamental for Elizabeth’s solvency and thus for Elizabethan achievement as a whole.”
lees view on the 1559 settlement
“pulled Protestants and Catholics into a new balance least likely to threaten the political security of England.”
Neale on the essex rebellion
“snatched defeat from the jaws of victory”
guy on socio economic problems liz final years
“turmoil created by rising prices, bad harvests and out breaks”
Haigh on liz political skills
“she was a nervous politician struggling for survival”
warren describing Cecil
“the crowns manger of all parliamentary business”
Wernham on Liz foreign policy
consistant + ultimately such policy towards Neth founded as much on fear of France as Spain
Wilson on Liz foreign policy
policies inconsistent largely unsuccessful - fear f exaggerated desire autonomy insincere failure polices led divisions rebels 1577 + disastrous 1581
MacCaffrey on Liz foreign policy
less succ Wernam more succ wilson
Guy on reaction Cecil and Walsingham to catholic threats
“extreme irrational paranoia”
Graves on parliament
“there was at no time a struggle for power in the state”
“To the very end parliaments remained conclaves of queen… characterised by essential unity….and devotion to the crown”
Whig view on parliament
Battle lines drawn between strong centralising gov and house commons insistent championing own rights and autonomy - MPs sowing seeds germinated struggle king + parliament for sovereignty in E civil war
