2.1.4
Religious Change Under Mary I
Religious Change Under Mary I
Religious Change Under Mary I
Mary I restored Papal supremacy and Catholicism to England. The speed and ease of the transition back to Catholicism suggests this was welcomed.
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Papal supremacy
Papal supremacy
- Heresy laws were restored in 1554 by the Act of Repeal.
- Denying the papal supremacy was a heresy punishable by death. -The Act of Supremacy was passed in 1555.
- This meant Papal supremacy over the English Church was restored.
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Persecution
Persecution
- Following the heresy laws, Mary I persecuted Protestants.
- For example, Archbishop Cranmer was arrested.
- 284 Protestants were executed.
- Protestants who were burned at the stake soon became martyrs.
- This is why Mary I was given the nickname, 'Bloody Mary'.
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Response to Mary I's religious policy
Response to Mary I's religious policy
- It is difficult to establish what people thought of Mary I restoring Catholicism.
- The speed with which Mary I restored Catholicism suggests many supported her.
- Towards the end of her reign, persecutions of Protestants were in decline. This could suggest that Mary was successful in her policies.
- Unfortunately, her untimely death meant she did not have enough time to consolidate her Catholic rule.
1Monarch & Government
1.1Tudor Monarchs
1.2Changing Role of Parliament
1.3Principal Servants to the Crown
2Religious Changes
2.1Tudor Monarchs & Religious Change
2.2Catholicism & Survival
2.3Protestantism & Puritanism
3State Control & Popular Resistance
3.1Tudor Control of the Country
3.2The State & the Poor
4Economic, Social & Cultural Change
4.1Patterns of Domestic & Foreign Trade
4.2Changing Structure of Society
5Historical Interpretations
5.1Significance of Threats to National Security
5.2Court Politics
5.3Elizabeth & Parliament
5.4Social Distress in the 1590s
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1Monarch & Government
1.1Tudor Monarchs
1.2Changing Role of Parliament
1.3Principal Servants to the Crown
2Religious Changes
2.1Tudor Monarchs & Religious Change
2.2Catholicism & Survival
2.3Protestantism & Puritanism
3State Control & Popular Resistance
3.1Tudor Control of the Country
3.2The State & the Poor
4Economic, Social & Cultural Change
4.1Patterns of Domestic & Foreign Trade
4.2Changing Structure of Society
5Historical Interpretations
5.1Significance of Threats to National Security
5.2Court Politics
5.3Elizabeth & Parliament
5.4Social Distress in the 1590s
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