Mary Religious change

• Mary I restored Papal supremacy and Catholicism to England. The speed and ease of the transition back to Catholicism suggests this was welcomed.
• Papal supremacy

  • Heresy laws were restored in 1554 by the Act of Repeal
  • This meant that denying papal supremacy was punishable by death
  • Act of Supremacy was reversed in 1555
• Persecution

  • Following the restoration of the Heresy Laws, protestants could be persecuted
  • 284 protestants were burnt
• Response to Mary's religious policy

  • The speed in which she restored catholic doctrine implies she had support
  • Protestant persecution were in decline towards the end of her reign, maybe she was successful
  • Her untimely death meant she did not have enough time to consolidate her catholic reign