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Breadth Study and Interpretations (Unit 5)
Quick questions on The mid-Tudor crisis 1547 to 1558: Edward VI, Mary I and the crisis debate - WJEC A-Level History
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What is minority rule under Edward VI, 1547 to 1553?Show answer
Somerset's regime faced rebellion, financial strain (the legacy of Henrician debasement and war with Scotland and France) and a reputation for high-handed rule; he was overthrown in October 1549 and executed in 1552. Northumberland restored order, ended the foreign wars (Treaty of Boulogne 1550) and began to stabilise the currency, but his attempt to divert the succession to Lady Jane Grey on Edward's death in July 1553 collapsed within days against Mary's rightful claim.
What is the reign of Mary I, 1553 to 1558?Show answer
Mary I restored Catholicism and papal authority (the realm was reconciled to Rome in November 1554) and married Philip II of Spain in 1554, a deeply unpopular match. Wyatt's Rebellion (January to February 1554) drew on fear of Spanish domination and nearly reached the queen in London before failing. The Marian persecutions burnt around 280 Protestants between 1555 and 1558, including Cranmer, Ridley and Latimer, immortalised by John Foxe's Acts and Monuments (1563). The loss of Calais (January 1558), England's last continental possession, and Mary's death in November 1558 (amid harvest failure and epidemic) ended her reign and passed the throne smoothly to Elizabeth.
What is model paragraph?Show answer
The label "crisis" survives scrutiny only in a qualified form. The rebellions of 1549 were genuinely dangerous, mobilising thousands and forcing the regime to hire foreign mercenaries, and the religious reversals between 1549 and 1554 imposed wrenching change on parish life. Yet against Pollard's older verdict, the revisionist case is strong: the conciliar machinery of government continued to function, Northumberland restored the coinage and ended costly wars, and Mary's reign saw competent fiscal and naval administration (Loach).
What is q1?Show answer
Name the two major rebellions of 1549. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
What is the revisionist view of the mid-Tudor period? [2 marks]
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To what extent was 1547 to 1558 a genuine crisis for Tudor government? [20 marks]
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