The social impact of religious and economic changes under Mary I

Question 1

What are some problems Mary faced in implementing her religious changes?

Answer 1

• Protestantism was still a minority but had attracted loyal followers in London and the south
• The reformed Protestant Church was protected by statute law
• The political elite had benefitted from acquiring monastic lands

Question 2

What things did Mary’s first Parliament do to restore Catholicism?

Answer 2

• Repealed religious laws passed during Edward VI’s reign
• Restored the order of service as at the time of Henry VIII’s death
• All clergy who married when permitted could be deprived of their livings
• Legal status of the Church of England was upheld

Question 3

What was a major issue if Mary’s third Parliament?

Answer 3

What should happen to ex-monastic lands

Question 4

When was royal supremacy revoked?

Answer 4

Royal supremacy was revoked in January 1555 by the Act of Repeal

Question 5

How did Mary and Pope Paul IV come into conflict?

Answer 5

Firstly, Pope Paul IV was anti-Spanish thus hostile to Mary’s husband which culminated in a war against Spain which Mary had to join on the Spanish side.

Additionally, Paul IV regarded the papal legate in England, Pole, as a heretic and had him dismissed but Mary refused to let him leave to face charges in Rome