Firstly, in 1569 the Earls of Northumberland and Westmorland gathered 6000 armed Catholic soldiers in an attempt to free Mary, overthrow Elizabeth and make England Roman Catholic once more. This was the Northern Rebellion. Luckily for Elizabeth, she was able to gather an army large enough to defeat the rebellion before it caused too much damage, but this event opened the Queen’s eyes to how angry and powerful the Catholics were…
When Henry, a Tudor king, died, his daughter Mary took the throne. Elizabeth l half sister and daughter of Henry, became queen after Mary's death. She wanted Catholics and Protestants to exist…
8. D .Loades, The Reign of Mary Tudor: Politics, Government and Religion in England, 1553-58, (2nd Ed), (1995)…
Mary in comparison also relied on her councillors to deal with rebellions, but unlike Henry VIII she was given poor advice on the threat of Wyatt’s rebellion which led to Wyatt entering and coming close to taking London, she was even advised to leave London which would have cost her the throne. However it could be argued that it was…
Although Wyatt’s rebellion was, when compared to the riots and rebellions that visited the Tudor Dynasty, rather small in size, it had a large impact in that Queen Mary’s authority as Monarch was questioned and ridiculed by the actions that drove so close to her residence in 1554. Historians argue that the volatile combination of politics, religion and Mary’s personality were major factors in the rebellion’s formation as well as the fear the prospect of a Spanish King visited upon the nobles.…
Elizabeth had inherited the throne of England in 1558 from a Catholic queen Mary who had attempted to re-convert England back to Catholicism and to allow the country to take part in the Catholic reformation of Europe. The accession of Elizabeth was met with anxiety and tension as to discover what she was to do in response to religion and how the Catholic powers of Europe as well as the Catholics within England at the time would treat any changes. The immediate rise to power was met with little hostility as Elizabeth had made very cautious changes to start with as she thought it wise not to provoke hostility from abroad considering the position of England at the time as a small, weak protestant nation. The start of Elizabeth’s reign was fairly peaceful however tensions rose and a Catholic threat seemed more imminent as her reign drew to the end.…
It can be argued that Mary’s rightful claim to the throne was on some levels a more important factor to religion, in determining whether people supported her or Lady Jane as their future queen, because of the sense of continuity, between the conflict which triggered the start of recent war of the roses, and the situation of the succession crisis in 1553. This similarity means that the memory of the brutal civil war would not only be very present during the decision-making process, but also the ‘solution’ to this conflict- social unity/ loyalty unto the ‘true’ monarch, would also be in recent memory. This means that Mary’s claim would gain in popularity above Jane’s due to her being legally recognised by the previous king Henry VIII as the legitimate heir, causing the ‘commons’ to side with her,…
Another problem Elizabeth had to face in 1558 was deciding what religion to become, whether she would keep England as a catholic settlement or to change England to a protestant settlement. If she decided to keep England a catholic settlement it would keep her strong alliances on side; Spain and France, this would be good as Elizabeth was worried that Spain and France would go to war against her if not. Also if Elizabeth decided to stay Catholic, the pope and the House of Lords would be on her side. This means she would be able to pass laws easier. However Elizabeth could also have chose to turn England into a protestant settlement, this would suit her better as she herself, was a protestant. Also, it would keep the Privy Council and the House of Commons on side meaning it would be easier for Elizabeth to get her own way with the Privy Council. Finally, many hard line…
Also, not many people were fond of her plans to bring Catholic traditions and religion back to England. However, the complaints and protests did not change her plans on having Catholicism, the main religion in England. Many Protestants protested about the religion change and as a result they were killed. Mary killed over 200 Protestants and they died a horrible death. Henry VIII beheaded his victims such as his wives and traitors but, Mary had a more gruesome solution.…
Both were of the Christian religion, however Catholics were followers of the Pope, and Protestants were people who protested at the currant state of the church. Elizabeth was a Protestant, but she wouldn't take such a dramatic approach to religion as her step-sister Mary I, who burned protestants at the stake. Elizabeth believed sincerely in her own faith, but she also believed in religious toleration, and that Catholics and Protestants were both part of the same faith. She exclamed that Catholics and protestants were part of the same faith, and slowly bound England together again, punishing people wo carried on the…
In 1558, England was in religious turmoil. Not only did Elizabeth face religious problems in domestic affairs, the protestant kingdom brought international relations into disrepute. Compared to France and Spain, England was weak both militarily and economically. Yet Elizabeth was still resolute in her wish to preserve the religious neutrality of the Netherlands, under pressure from a catholic Spain. Such religious tensions reached a high point in the early 1570s. These years saw the St Bartholomew’s day massacre, The Ridolfi Plot and papal excommunication. All these events demonstrated the threat posed by Catholicism. Nevertheless, Elizabeth handled the problems with pragmatism. The massacre of 3000 Huguenots (Protestants) horrified the English people, yet Elizabeth entered in negotiations with both sides of the dispute. Offering aid to the Huguenots whilst renewing marriage talks with Alencon. Her actions prevented another potentially disastrous holy war with France that England did not have the muscle for. Therefore relations with France began to improve despite the setback. The event also demonstrated Elizabeth’s tendency to be erastian as she put the needs of a weak state above the spark for a religious holy war. The continuation of improved relations with France is largely…
Queen Elizabeth I reigned after Queen Mary (known as “Bloody Mary”) in a time where the entire country was in a crisis. England’s religion had been changed many times in the recent years. Queen Elizabeth I set herself as the head of the Church of England and modified its major teachings as a compromise between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism. This greatly improved the stability of England’s religion crisis. (http://www.britroyals.com)…
All substantial threats to Elizabeth’s position as Queen were symptoms of the tension between Catholicism and Protestantism. The threats posed by Mary Queen of Scots, as well as those of the Spanish Armada of 1588 and the war with Spain (which dominated the last twenty years of Elizabeth’s reign), were consequences of a Catholic desire to gain supremacy in England. However, the extent to which the Catholic threat was centred on Mary Queen of Scots is debateable. Whilst she was undoubtedly a figurehead for Catholic opposition to Elizabeth’s rule and was the monarchical figure around whom several treasonous plots were designed, there is much evidence for the view that Mary became a focal point for a Catholic threat that would have existed even if she had been absent. The extent to which the structure given to the Catholic cause by Mary’s presence strengthened the Catholic threat is also debateable. There were others who could have become the rallying point for Catholic opposition (as Philip II of Spain did after Mary’s death), although none had as good a claim to the throne as Mary. A great threat was presented by Catholic opposition to Elizabeth’s rule, but Mary’s influence over this, and therefore the threat that she posed as an individual, may be called into question.…
To what extent was England dominated by Spain and the serving of Spanish interests during the reign of Mary…
In today and the 1500s a prominent thing people consider(d) is religion, so it is obvious Elizabeth’s views on religion affected her popularity among her people. Once Mary died in 1558, Elizabeth was next in line to the throne. The people were thrilled she was their new queen and that Mary's reign was over. As she entered into England again, there was a celebration "...amid bells, bonfires, patriotic demonstrations, and other signs of public jubilation”. (“Elizabeth I”).…