transition from edward to mary (brief) Flashcards
who was that archbishop of canterbury who crowned Edward as king of England?
Thomas Cranmer
why was cranmers sermon at the coronation so radical?
•it undercut the whole meaning of the event
•it was a sustained attack on the church in Rome
•protestant sermon, laid out the direction of the new church
what was ordered in 1550?
the destruction of all stone altars
points agreeing that between 1547 and 1553 the church of england became entirely protestant
•cranmers book of common prayer (1549)
•a more radical version, the second book of common prayer (1552)
•1550 new ordinal only allowed the ordination of priests who are truly protestant
•english bible in every church, put protestant literature in libraries
•radical ideas spread due to pamphlets, the governments didn’t try to stop this
reasons to disagree that between 1547 and 1553 the church of england became entirely protestant
•laity opposition, not all of them accepted the beliefs of the new church- (prayer book rebellion)
•despite the new ordinal passed, many priests who were still catholic existed within the church
•the first book of common prayer was ambiguous, it had protestant and catholic ideas
•rebellions- they have to move slowly with their laws through fear of rejection
•limited protestantism due to the context of the time, european situation, fear of invasion
•english protestantism didn’t have the extremism found in europe
what were the privy council afraid mary would do?
•bring back catholicism
•renounce the royal supremacy
•reversing legislation
•returning england back to rome
which foreign rulers were people worried about after Edward’s death?
Charles V, king of france
how would lady jane grey help northumberland hang onto power?
she was set to marry northumberland’s son
what is the exact date that edward dies?
6th July 1553
what does mary do in reaction to the devyse?
she writes to gain support around the country
•she write a letter claiming the throne and threatening the privy council
what happened to a member of the public who denied jane as the rightful queen?
he had his ears cut off
what does northumberland have to offer to get people to fight for jane as queen against Mary?
•he offers almost twice the usual pay rate. there was no natural support and it had to be bought
what were the events that lead to mary actually being queen?
northumberland left to find support for LJG and when he returned he found that counsellors who remained in london had proclaimed mary as queen
what are two areas in which where was support for mary?
East Anglia
Thames Valley from provincial nobles and gentry
when was mary crowned queen?
october 1553
