Mary 1

Question 1

When did Mary become queen?

Answer 1

1553

Question 2

Who was Monarch before Mary?

Answer 2

Lady Jane Grey

Question 3

How old was Mary when she became Queen?

Answer 3

37

Question 4

Was Edwards Devyse a succession crisis?

Answer 4

idk its an opinoin?

Question 5

What is a revisionists view on the succession crisis?

Answer 5

There was no real issue, tudors still on throne

Question 6

What was the first Act of Repeal 1553?

Answer 6

Undid all of Edwards laws back to 1547

Question 7

What was a big problem with restoring papal supremacy?

Answer 7

the Issue of Monastic lands, practically - used in other buildings
politically - landowners bought land and wuoldn’t be happy

Question 8

Who did Mary marry in 1553?

Answer 8

Phillip II

Question 9

Who masterminded the marriage?

Answer 9

Charles V and Cardinal Pole

Question 10

Why was the Spanish marriage in favour of England?

Answer 10

England doesn’t become satellite state,
Phillip cannot rule after Mary’s death
Needs parliament permission to take children
Phillip can’t use treasury money

Question 11

Why was the Spanish Marriage considered unsuccessful?

Answer 11

The pope was anti-spanish :(, Mary unable to achieve religious aims

Question 12

Why did Wyatts rebellion start?

Answer 12

due to the signing of the Marriage treaty in 1554

Question 13

What was Wyatts plan?

Answer 13

For Northumberland and Wyatt (and two others) to rise up around the ocuntry and march to Mary, depose her and put Elizabeth on throne

Question 14

How far did Wyatts rebellion go?

Answer 14

Marched all the way to London, Mary invited to TOL

Question 15

Why did Wyatts rebellion fail?

Answer 15

it simply didn’t have enough support?

Question 16

What was Cardinal Pole scheming in 1553-54

Answer 16

He was assessing the state of the church, wanting to create educational reforms

Question 17

How was Phillip humiliated at his wedding?

Answer 17

He was given Ale to drink D:

Question 18

How did Phillip try to be friends with Nobles?

Answer 18

gave out pensions of his own money :(

Question 19

When was Mary’s first failed pregnancy/

Answer 19

1555-56

Question 20

When and what was the London Synod?

Answer 20

1555. Cardinal Poles commission to get the churches act together

Question 21

What three books did Cardinal Pole order to be printed for every parish?

Answer 21

The Catholic New Testament
Book of Homoles
Catechism

Question 22

Why was Cardinal Poles printing a problem?

Answer 22

Many of the bookmakers skedaddled after Mary became queen,
Cost a lot of money,
Government couldn’t keep up with pamphlets to react to new information coming in.

Question 23

When was the second Act of Repeals?

Answer 23

1555

Question 24

What did the 2nd Act of Repeals revert the Church to ?

Answer 24

It’s original 1929 version under Henry VIII
Pope now head of the churchw

Question 25

What was left out of the second act of Repeals 1555?

Answer 25

Mary chose to leave out Monastic land issues as it was majorly not liked

Question 26

When did the initial burning of Reformers start?

Answer 26

1555

Question 27

How many Reformers were burnt?

Answer 27

288-89

Question 28

Who were mainly burned in Mary's counter-reformation?

Answer 28

The Ringleaders and Leaders of the Reformist faction

Question 29

Why did Cardinal Pole send Phillip a letter in 1556?

Answer 29

To remind him of his duties with Mary I to produce an heir.

Question 30

What year did Archbishop Cranmer get burnt :(

Answer 30

1556

Question 31

What were the events of Archbishop Cranmers burning?

Answer 31

He Recants to Catholicism, then Recanted back, holding the hand that 'sinned' into the flames

Question 32

When was Worst Harvest in the Tudor period? (it was during mary's reign) What percentage of crops failed?

Answer 32

1556. 80%

Question 33

What two diseases were prominent during 1556?

Answer 33

Typhus and Influenza (known as spanish flu)

Question 34

When did Mary declare war on France?

Answer 34

1557

Question 35

Who won the Battle of Saint-Quentin?

Answer 35

The Spanish, with 7000 Marian troops. This was largely significant as Spain had 50,000 and France had 60,000

Question 36

Where did the French follow the English army back to?

Answer 36

Followed back to Calais, where a siege was held

Question 37

Why was the loss of Calais seen as a bigger problem than it is?

Answer 37

Signified the end of English power in Europe, however was very expensive to maintain.

Question 38

What was the peacetime Naval budget increased to?

Answer 38

£14,000

Question 39

Whose Recoinage plan did Mary continue with? (Which ultimately benefitted Elizabeth more)

Answer 39

The Duke of Northumberland under Edward VI

Question 40

When was Mary's 'Ghost pregnancy', and what is the Traditional/revisionist view.

Answer 40

1557-58. Traditionists - Placebo effect? Revisionists - Ovarian Cancer (possibly from earlier complications from 1555-56)