What were Mary's aims? Flashcards
1
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Mary’s religious opinion
A
Observes the Catholic religion and desires all subjects to follow.
2
Q
What is Mary’s main concern regarding religion?
A
Books and Ballads.
3
Q
Why are these her main concerns?
A
Access -> Rebellion.
4
Q
What were the religious goals Mary was determined to achieve?
A
- Undo the religious changes made since 1529;
- Restore papal authority;
- Restore traditional Catholic practices and belief in transubstantiation;
- Re-establish the religious houses that had been dissolved;
- End clerical marriage and restore the status of the priests;
- To secure a long-term future for Catholicism by marrying and having children;
- To persecute those who did not agree with her views.
5
Q
What are the issues that may have impacted her ability to achieve these aims?
A
- Remove protestant doctrine;
- Money;
- Council she inherits is Protestant;
- Not just from 1547-1529
- Foreign policy - pope is head of church in England;
- Opposition;
- Clergy.
6
Q
What is Renard’s view about the support for the restoration of papal authority?
A
Unchallenged - supported activity
7
Q
The nature and scale of opposition to the restoration of Catholicism
A
-Wide range of types
-Getting worse due to lack of punishment
-Happy to be seen
