Mary I-Social impact of religious changes

• When was Wyatt's Rebellion?

  January 1554
• What were the causes of Wyatt's Rebellion 1554?

  Religion-Many supporters came from a Protestant stronghold, Xenophobia-fear of foreigners and Decline in local cloth trade
• What was the overarching main cause of Wyatt's Rebellion?

  The resentment of the marriage to a Spaniard
• What were the objectives of the rebels?

  To get rid of Mary but there was confusion with whom. Lady Jane Grey's father was involved which implied they wanted Jane, but others preferred Elizabeth.
• What was a consequence of Wyatt's Rebellion?

  Lady Jane Grey was executed (Feb 1554), Elizabeth was confined in the Tower and Wyatt was executed.
• What was the extent of humanist influences in Mary's reign?

  There was little influence with Pope Paul IV labelling Erasmus a heretic and his work put on the Index of Prohibited Books
• What was the Protestant influence in England like?

  It was limited, most were in exile but sent publications back. However most of them were divided by how radical they were religiously and if they wanted to resist within the political system or not e.g those led by John Knox and Christopher Goodman
• What was the aim of Catholic religious thought?

  To assist with the Catholic reformation at a parish level
• How was Pole trying to reform catholicism?

  To stress the importance of papal supremacy which wasn't a strong feature of pre-Reformation Catholicism
• What was the long-term impact of Protestant influence?

  During Mary's reign Foxe was in exile collecting material for his 'Book of Martyrs' which would go on to give her a poor reputation