How much support was there for Mary's Catholic Reformation?

Question 1

What is Royal prerogative?

Answer 1

Powers held by the Monarch or by Government ministers that may be used without the consent of the Commons or Lords.

Question 2

When did parliament refuse to repeal the Act of Supremacy and what does this suggest?

Answer 2

October 1553 - suggests that there was some anti-papal feeling.

Question 3

What did Mary use the royal prerogative for and what happened?

Answer 3

Suspend the Second Act of Uniformity and also restored mass - no serious opposition but some signs of disaffection.

Question 4

What act did parliament pass in 1553 that undid changes made by Edward?

Answer 4

Act of Repeal

(Restored the religious situation to that of 1547 under the Act of Six Articles).

Question 5

In 1554 how many Protestants began to leave England?

Answer 5

800

Question 6

What did the Royal Injunctions of Spring 1554 lead to?

Answer 6

The deprivation of large numbers of married clergy and some were restored when they abandoned their wives.

Question 7

Parliament passed the heresy laws in April 1554, due to the promise that former monastic lands wouldn’t be restored to the Church.

What does this show?

What is there evidence of and between who?

Answer 7

• Even Parliament objected to religious changes.
• Evidence of the factional struggle between Gardiner and Paget (the same legislation was passed a few months later when Paget supported it).
• Many MPs had bought large amounts of former monastic lands and didn’t want to lose them ~ evidence of parliament’s concern for the sanctity of property rather than opposition to religion.

Question 8

What was Mary forced to do so the Second Act of Repeal was passed November 1554 and what did this demonstrate?

Answer 8

• A compromise with landowners ~ the act protected the property rights of those who had bought church land since 1536.
• Demonstrated that Mary had to recognise the authority of parliament in religious matters ~ prevented a full-scale restoration of Catholicism as there couldn’t be a large number of monasteries refounded.

Question 9

Who didn’t outwardly conform?

Answer 9

• Nobility who opposed the Heresy Laws - vested interest.
• Martyrs.
• 800 Protestants who left.