Chapter 19 Flashcards
how many burnt under mary
285
how many did Henry VIII execute
Between 57,000-72,000 although not all for heresy
why were the burnings such good propganda for mary
protestant bishops would either recant their faith in front of the crowd to avoid being burnt
where majority of burnings occur
londona and south east
why were people to be burnt sent to other parts of the country
be used as an example
when and what law allow burnigns
heresy laws restroed in 1554
first marian burning
John Rogers in February 1555
Majority demographic of those burnt
laity who were not known outside their local parishes, and often appeared in church courts before
why mary have personal hatred against Cranmer
belived he was responsible for the break with Rome and the annulment of her parents
Why did marys trestment of cranmer loose her support from the political nation
kept in isolation to the point where he crumbled and recanted, and then was still burnt
when and where cranmer burnt
Broad Street in Oxford on 22st March 1556
why was cranmers burning a protestant victory
cranmer denied his return to catholicism by placing his right hand which signed the recantion into the fire to burn first
how many exiled during mary reign
400 mainly to geneva
evidence that people viewed burnings poorly
many communiteis were unwilling to hand over those convicted and people who observed was out of pity
Renards argument of Marian burning
created support for protestant cause, rather than allowing it to wither away without leaders
how did the burnigns weaken the protestant church
their leaders had been removed
What other events made the marian burnings look more barbaric
faliure to use other methods, like the jesuits and printing press + short rule meant long=term success wasn’t seen
who leader of jesuits
Ignatius Loyola
Pole and Ignatius Loyola
regfed Loyola’s offer to send jesuits to england who were keen to educate and convert people
evidence that proestants on the continent were utilising printing press
mass production of books like ‘The hunting of the Romish Wolf’
papal change under mary
Julius III to Paul IV
who did Paul IV hate
Pole and therefore asked him to return to Rome to face charges of heresy
consequence of Paul IV ordering Pole to return to Rome
he was unable to install ishops, so by the time of mary’s death ther were 7 diosece vacant
Why are the Marian burnings viewed as very brutal and therfore Mary given the nickname ‘Bloody Mary’
Brevity of reign makes them look less rational, and Foxe’s Book of Martyrs was written after in Elizabeth’s reign which portrays them as worse - at the time not viewed as shocking
