Andrea Horvath British Lit. Period 5 11/07/11 Topic #1 Essay A Religious Stand As Mary, Queen of Scots, grows up, religion plays a key role in her life and eventually leads to the cause of Mary's execution. There are many divisions of religion and Queen Mary was a strong Catholic. Catholics outnumbered most of the other minorities, including Protestantism, which in fact, was Catholic's biggest enemy (Scottish history, 1). In order to conclude how Mary's religion could have altered her outcome, Queen Mary's religious background can be observed from her childhood, to her reign in Scotland, and finally to the fight for the throne.
The Wyatt rebellion of 1554 was led by nobles principally Sir Thomas Wyatt from Kent, who along with other men of high authority, posed to end Mary Tudors reign. This was because of the attempts that Mary made to re catholicise England, which feared protestant standing men. This was combined with disapproval of many noblemen at the proposed marriage between Mary and Phillip of Spain. It is argued by some that the rebellion was poised a serious threat to Mary’s authority thus in the following essay I shall be exploring particular reasoning’s ultimately concluding with a judgement on how far I agree with the statement that ‘Wyatt’s rebellion was a serious threat to Mary’s authority.’. The origins of rebellion arose when people in England opposed Mary’s catholic standing and were worrying over the possible return of papal authority over England, since mary’s coronation was in 1553 she quickly placed people of catholic standing in positions within the kingdom, including many positions in the privy council the most influential body within the government.
How Queen Elizabeth Came To Power Queen Elizabeth I will go down as one of the greatest rulers of England. But her story of how she came to power is even better. Henry VIII, Mary Tudor, and multiple religious changes were all factors that lead to Elizabeth I coming to power. Henry VIII, was Elizabeth’s father, was married to Anne Boleyn. But, Anne was Henry’s second wife which has never been a “normal” thing.
• Become the first ruling queen of England and prove her power over people • Manipulate the parliament She was not an absolute ruler because... • She did not have full power over religion • Had a weak foreign policy Slide 8: • Queen Mary was the first regnant queen of England (The British Monarchy) • She didn’t want to seem like a weak ruler, so she gave serious consequences to anyone who disobeyed her rules and orders (Mary Tudor Bio) • Burned 300 protestants (Bloody Mary) • After her rule, it was common to have a queen rule England (Bloody Mary) Slide 9: • She manipulated the parliament which allowed her to reach her main goal; spread catholic religion in the country (Bloody Mary) • Short term effect • It was important to manipulate the parliament Slide 10: • Queen Mary did not accomplish her main goal proving her lack of power over religion • Shortly after her death, Catholicism drastically decreased in England - showed how inefficient her plan was • Thought she made a powerful impression with the death
Does Mary I deserve the title of Bloody Mary? Mary I of Scotland was the first child of King Henry VIII. Her mother was Catherine of Aragon of Spain, a religious catholic. Mary, too, was brought up as a catholic. However, when it seemed unlikely that Catherine would be able to produce a male heir for Henry, he wanted a divorce.
During Mary’s reign, she killed a number of Protestants as a result of them resisting her Catholic rule. Her motives to persecute Protestants were a combination of political, personal and religious reasons. Mary’s fundamental reasons for persecuting Protestants were religious. She was a devout Roman Catholic raised by her Catholic mother Catherine of Aragon, however, as she grew up, England and Wales were undergoing a Protestant reformation. Mary believed that it was her duty to restore the true faith and the true Church.
They were determined to reestablish Roman Catholicism throughout her realm. Mary married Philip of Spain shortly later, and the persecution of the Protestants began. The churchmen fled to Germany and Geneva to escape from her wrath. Nearly 300 men and women were burnt at the stake. Cranmer was imprisoned in London but was then sent to Oxford and sentenced to undergo ceremonies to indicate that he no longer held office in the church.
He called his scholars in to try to trick her into committing heresy against the Roman religion so she could be put to death. However, she converted many of the Emperor’s scholars to Christianity with her eloquence and knowledge of religion and science. The Emperor became so outraged he had his scholars put to death and Catherine was tortured and thrown into the palace’s dungeon. The Empress, Maxentius’ wife, had heard of this extraordinary young woman. The Empress and the Emperor’s military general secretly snuck into the prison to meet and talk with Catherine.
Hamlet depicts devastating consequences of when such an event occurs. The common fear for many Elizabethans was that a monarch such as Henry VIII would take the throne again – someone who had no regards for morals, which resulted in the divorce of two wives; the execution of two wives as well as excommunication from the Catholic Church. In fulfilling his aims, he shook the foundations of Catholicism in England to their core. I believe the role of Claudius in Hamlet is an analogy to the reign of Henry VIII. Both were involved in incestuous marriages between their sister in-laws, and committed murder due to their greed; in Henry’s case it was for his longing for an heir, and in Claudius’s it was due to his
Mr. Foster AP English per.3 November 23, 2012 The Renaissance Poetry Project I. The Sonnets The first out of the sonnets is Queen Elizabeth I. Being born in 1533 in Greenwich, England claimed the throne for England as Queen at the age of 25 in the year of 1558. As Queen and even when she was a young princess, she was seen as illegitimate through political machinations. Queen Elizabeth I ruled England through wars and political and religious turmoil.