Mary I Flashcards
(9 cards)
Financial reforms?
1554: + exchequer took over as main financial department.
+court of wards collected tax levied on inheritance
+reomavla of large number of debased coins, and restore silver content.
+noew book of custom rates introduced, 1558, increased income from 29000 to 85000
under Mary economically suffered due to harvests and plague, requirement tp expand trade further.
executed?
274 protestants killed?
royal prerogative?
suspended the second act of uniformity and imprsioned Cranmer, hooper and Ridley
first statute of repeal?
removed all religious doctrine under Edward and returned the church to how it was in 1547.
Gardiner turned to clergy, masses returned to latin and all married clergy to give up wives, led to 800 leaving.
return of pole and second statute of repeal?
ended royal supremacy, and authority returned back to Rome; carefully ensured land purchased after 1536 would remain.
new pope?
new pope of Paul IV, hated Spanish Hapsburgs and stripped pole of his title and demanded his return to Rome.
war with France?
Despite trying to resist, Mary was dragged into war with Spain in 1557, despite initial successes, French attack jan 1558 of 30000 led to the loss of calais.
persecution?
274 protestants killed in last 3 years of her reign, Cranmer in 1556, gardiner in 1555 under revival of heresy laws.
These deaths were hardening opposition and Catholicism associated with Spain
Wyatt rebellion?
feared growing Spanish intervention, raised 3000 men in Kent, failed top pursue advantage. led to 100 executions including Jane grey and Suffolk, Elizabeth also arrested.
