Recap • E_____ VI made changes to the church. • For example, the prayer book was now in _____ and priests could now get _____. • Many people thought this was w____ and worried that they would go to ____ for being Protestant. • When he died in 1553 his sister ____ became Queen.
What questions should we ask? What can we guess? What can we see?
Bloody Mary
How bloody was Mary? To describe what Mary tried to do To decide if Mary deserves her nickname
Mary Tudor (1553-58) • Followed Edward VI as queen of England • Daughter of Catherine of Aragon & Henry VIII • Strong Catholic
Could Mary change England again? • Complete the task sheet in your book. • How good were Mary’s chances of making England Catholic again? – Mary’s chances of making England Catholic again were…..because…. • Extension: why might people have been happy that Mary became Queen?
Changes • Mary married the Catholic King of Spain • She began to change the churches back to the way they had been under Henry
Philip II
Changes to the Church • • • •
Pope became head of the Church in England Priests forced to leave their partners Services and Bible in Latin People encouraged to see the Mass as a miracle
How did Mary treat opponents? Lady Jane Grey
• Lady Jane Grey executed • 300 Protestants – including Archbishop of Canterbury – burned at the stake • Many fled abroad • Given nickname – ‘Bloody Mary’ Thomas Cranmer
Lady Jane Grey was only 16 when she was executed!
‘Bloody’ Mary? • List 3 changes that Mary made to the church that would anger the Protestants • Does Mary deserve the nickname, ‘Bloody’? Explain your answer giving reasons for and against. Use the source sheet to help!
• Extension: Produce a newspaper headline from 1555 to describe what Mary was doing
Discussion How justified is Mary Tudor’s reputation?