Chapter 17 Flashcards
Date of Mary coronation
1st October 1553
Fear for Henry and political nation on Mary’s coronation
Usurption of the Tudors by the Yorkists, and the outbreak of civil war
What did mary ensure she did throughout her reign to overcome challanges to her right as a woman ruler
not do anything without parliamnetary support, and all reversal of policy shall be done by parlimentary legilsation
Evidence that Mary’s privy council was broad and inclusive
Stephen Gardiner was made Lord Chancellor, and William Paget remained who had been a close advisor to Edward
Evidence that Mary was not impartial to Edward’s privy council on her accension
Duke of Norfolk released from prison after 6 years, and a number of reformerssuch as Latimer and Hooper were arrested. Cranmer also arrested
How many parliaments during mary reign
5
When Mary first parliament
October 1553
what did mary first parliament do
Restored the liturgy in use at the time of Henry’s death, and repealsed the religious legislation of Edward’s reign, except the chantries act
major issue of contention between mary and parliament and why
Church lands - no nobles were prepared for their lands to be returned to Rome
Why was the issue foreign marriage so significant
United opposition
mary age of coronation explainign why so eagar to marry
37 - know without child elizabeth take throne and return country to protestantism
what meant that phillips marriage terms were harsh
Henry’s third act of succession, 1543 meant that the Privy council had to agree to the marriage of either Mary or elizabeth
why was edward courtenay unsiutable
held in prison since age 12 so was lacking social graces
why was phillip appealing to mary
- relative and good catholic
- spanish - mary half spanish
- trade links in Antwerp - part of the Hasburg’s terretories
when official marriage proposal by renard accepted by mary
october 1553
what were the main opposition to marriage
Xenophobia was rife and fears of england becoming a satellite state
terms of the marriage treaty for phillip
- crowned king as join soverign with mary
- no foreigners allowed to hold offices
- england not involved with phillips wars
- not allowed to take queen or her heirs out of the country without permission from the privy council
what mary marriage terms published
jan 1554
when mary marry
july 1554
why did phillip return to continuent in 1557
frustrated by the lack of real power that he had
what were the key challanges that mary faced on her accension in re-establishing a catholic church
- dissolution of chantries and monasteries removed the key beliefs such as purgatory
- catholic images forming the basis of rituals were now destoryed
- protestantism encouraged discussion of religion, not obedience of catholcism
evidence that mary valued parliamentary legislation to uphold support from political nation
married phillip but gave him no real powers
who simon renard
imperial ambassador to england and spain
