U4 L9 England: Mary I And Elizabeth I

Question 1

Who was Mary I’s father and mother?

Answer 1

Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon

Question 2

Why did Mary I develop bitterness?

Answer 2

• separated form Mother

- suffered religious persecution

Question 3

What was Mary I motivated to restore to England?

Answer 3

Catholicism

Question 4

Once Mary I received the throne, what were her first courses of action?

Answer 4

• restored Catholic religion
• released imprisoned church officers
• appointed Bishop Gardiner as Lord Chancellor and as royal advisor
• Parliament repealed Protestant legislation except supremacy and disallowed punishment of nonpracticing Catholics

Question 5

What was Mary I’s major accomplishment during Edward’s rule?

Answer 5

Bringing Spanish ambassadors to England

Question 6

Who did Mary I insist on marrying? How did Bishop Gardiner react to this?

Answer 6

• Philip of PSain

- He warned that her subjects would like foreign intervention with Philip

Question 7

What did the announcement of Mary I’s wedding plans result in?

Answer 7

• rebellion
• Lady Jane Grey, her husband, and others were executed
• Elizabeth I was also arrested but released because she was popular and no evidence was against her

Question 8

When Mary I started persecuting Protestants, did this strengthen or weaken their movement?

Answer 8

strengthened

Question 9

What caused Mary I to get her title as ‘Bloody Mary’?

Answer 9

• 300 protestants burned

- Catholics were also repulsed by this

Question 10

Who was Elizabeth I’s father and mother?

Answer 10

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

Question 11

When did Elizabeth I succeed as queen of England/ gained the throne?

Answer 11

1558

Question 12

With the throne, what were the problems that Elizabeth I inherited?

Answer 12

• threat of civil war
• tangled foreign relations
• England rivalry with France and Spain

Question 13

What sort of traits made Elizabeth a well-qualified person to face the challenger of her reign?

Answer 13

• shrewdness
• educated
• self-confident
• complex

Question 14

Who had proposed to Elizabeth I and why? Did she accept?

Answer 14

• Philip II of Spain
• prevent England becoming entirely Protestant
• prevent English-French alliance
• she refused

Question 15

On what grounds did Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots claim the English throne?

Answer 15

• Henry VIII never married Elizabeth’s mother in the eyes of the Roman Catholic Church
• claimed her right through Henry’s sister Margaret

Question 16

Who did Mary Stuart first marry?

Answer 16

Francis, heir to the French throne

Question 17

When did Francis become king of France?

Answer 17

1559

Question 18

What prevented France from helping Mary Stuart claim the English throne?

Answer 18

• John Knox began the Reformation in Scotland
• Scots rebelled against Catholic France Govt
• Elizabeth helped free Scotland from French occupation

Question 19

what did the Scottish parliament replace Papal power with?

Answer 19

Protestantism

Question 20

When was Mary Stuart widowed?

Answer 20

1560

Question 21

When and who did Mary Stuart marry after being widowed?

Answer 21

• 1565

- Lord Darnley, English Catholic of royal lineage

Question 22

Why did Mary Stuart marry Lord Darnley?

Answer 22

to strengthen her claim to the throne with Catholic support

Question 23

Did Darnley support Mary Stuart’s claim to the throne?

Answer 23

No

Question 24

Who did Mary Stuart give birth to while she was still with Darnley?

Answer 24

son who would become King James VI of Scotland and James I of England

Question 25

How was Lord Darnley killed?

Answer 25

in explosion

Question 26

Who did Mary Stuart marry after Darnley’s death

Answer 26

the man suspected of killing Darnley

Question 27

When did Elizabeth behead Mary Stuart?

Answer 27

1587