Mary I religion Flashcards
What did Mary proclaim in August 1553?
She proclaimed that she would not enforce religious conformity until the time was right
Which Act did Parliament refuse to undo in Autumn 1553? How did Mary deal with this?
Act of Supremacy. Mary instead gave up the title of supreme head of Church in December 1553
Approximately how many Protestants fled to Germany and Switzerland in early 1554?
800
What did the royal injunctions in early 1554 do?
Ordered suppression of heresy, married clergy were to be removed, restoration of holy days.
How many Protestants were burned at the stake during Mary’s reign?
About 300
How did the heresy laws come to pass and when?
1554- Parliament initially refused to pass them, but were persuaded when Mary promised that former monastic lands would not be returned to Church ownership
What and when was the second act of repeal?
Late 1554- This undoes all anti-papal legislation since 1529
When did Archbishop Thomas Cramner die and why was this significant?
1556- This was significant because Mary had him burned at the stake even after he recanted all of his beliefs
When did Archbishop Thomas Cramner die and why was this significant?
1556- This was significant because Mary had him burned at the stake even after he recanted all of his beliefs
Who did Mary put in as a replacement for Thomas Cramner as Archbishop of Canterbury?
Cardinal Pole
What are some successful examples of the ‘Top Down’ strategy being used?
Pole encouraged bishops to make regular visitations to their dioceses to check on finances and discipline within the clergy
The London Synod of 1555 drew up the Twelve Decrees, which put an end to stuff like nepotism and people having more than one parish in the church
Pole stressed the importance of clerical education. He wanted Bishops to report their learning to schoolmasters and the clergy themselves
What was a failure of the ‘Top Down strategy’?
Pole created an edited Catholic New Testament that was never implemented.
How many copies of the 1552 Prayer Book were in circulation and what did this mean?
Approximately 19,000, which was enough to sustain a Protestant underground
What were some of the failures regarding trying to persuade people to support the religious reform?
Latimer and Ridley (imprisoned Protestant leaders) were still able to publish pamphlets and letters from prison, which were circulated around
Protestant writings from abroad also circulated around
The government’s attempt to win the ‘war on words’ also failed miserably
There were only half as many printers in England as under Edward because the Protestants fled. Pole was focused on printing stuff for the clergy anyway, so not much happened
When were the heresy laws officially put back in place?
December 1554
