Historical Opinion Flashcards
(21 cards)
Northumberland’s radical religious policy is described as…
“A flood tide of radicalism” - Duffy
Somerset and the ban on images…
“Somerset had blundered into a total ban on images in London, and he had got away with it” - Haigh
The year 1549 is described as…
“The closest thing Tudor England came to class war” - Guy
The Device is described as…
“The Device should be attributed to Edward rather than Northumberland” - Hoak
The Western Rebellion is described as…
“To interpret the Western Rebellion as solely religious in motive is a vast simplification” - Fletcher
Mary’s success at converting England to Catholicism is described as…
“There can be little doubt on Mary’s death, England was Catholic” - Haigh
Mary’s reign was described negatively as…
“Sterile” - Pollard
Mary’s naval reforms (Militia and Weapons Act) is described as…
“A landmark in English military organisation” - Guy
Mary’s reign described as a success…
Titler and Loades suggest that Mary’s reign contained a lot that was worthy of credit
Elizabeth said of knowing people’s religions…
“I do not wish to make windows in to the souls of men”
The Treaty of Blois was described as…
“A defensive league” against Spain - Guy
The Privy Council is described as…
“The council offered coherent decision making” - Guy
The 1601 parliament was described as…
“The 1601 Parliament was the most factitious of Elizabeth’s reign”
“An example of rebellion within the Commons” - Neale
Elizabeth’s final years were described as…
“The mid 90’s witnessed turmoil created by rising prices, bad harvests and outbreaks of plague and influenza” - Guy
Cecil and Dudley’s relationship was described as…
“They worked together most of the time with a common purpose” - Alford
Said of how Elizabeth treated Cecil and Dudley…
“Elizabeth increasingly turned her Courtiers like Dudley into politicians, and her politicians like Cecil into Courtiers” - Haigh
Said of Elizabeth’s relation to her Parliament…
“For Elizabeth, parliamentarians were little boys - sometimes unruly, usually a nuisance and always a waste of an intelligent woman’s time” - Haigh
Said of the deterioration of Catholicism…
“Catholics had dwindled to numerical insignificance” - Haigh
Cecil is described as…
“Dynamo” - MacCaffrey
“The man that does everything” - Spanish ambassador De Feria
How Elizabeth sees her settlement…
“The Queen saw the 1559 settlement as the finishing tape, whereas the puritans saw it as the starting tape” - Peter Lake
Said of the Throckmorton Plot…
“Throckmorton plot was a genuine threat” - Bossy
