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What was the conflict between Mary and Elizabeth?
In 1558 Mary Queen of Scots, granddaughter of Henry VIII’s elder sister Margaret, had challenged Elizabeth for the throne of England, but had failed. The Catholics believed that because Elizabeth had been declared illegitimate in 1536, Mary’s challenge to the throne was stronger than Elizabeth’s.
How did religion affect Mary Queen of Scots?
In 1561, Mary, Queen of Scots, upset the applecart of the Protestant Reformation. For ministers like John Knox, Mary represented a serious threat to the whole Protestant cause. To his even greater annoyance, Mary interfered but little in matters of religion: tolerating the Kirk and even granting it revenues.
Why was religion a problem for Elizabeth when she became queen?
Elizabeth became more anti-Catholic as her reign went on. Elizabeth wanted her people to worship on her terms so that she was ultimately in control. There were no wars of religion in England in her reign but not everyone liked her ‘middle way’.
What happened between Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots?
Queen Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots were two of the greatest, most legendary rivals in recorded history—although they never even met. Their decades’ long verbal boxing match over the English crown would end with Mary’s beheading at Fotheringhay Castle—with Elizabeth’s blessing—in 1587.
Luke’s biblical account of the travel of the Virgin Mary to Jordan to visit Elizabeth, her “cousin.” Elizabeth was actually Mary’s aunt, sister of Anna, Mary’s mother. Anna married first, Eli, father of Mary; Elizabeth married Zachariah, priest of Aaron; their son was John the Baptist.
Why did Mary leave Scotland?
Following an uprising against the couple, Mary was imprisoned in Loch Leven Castle. On 24 July 1567, she was forced to abdicate in favour of her one-year-old son. After an unsuccessful attempt to regain the throne, she fled southward seeking the protection of her first cousin once removed Queen Elizabeth I of England.
What is the religious state of Scotland when Mary returns?
Neil Oliver describes Protestantism after Mary’s return to Scotland in the video below. However on her return Mary did nothing to reverse the Reformation. She did issue a proclamation ‘forbidding meantime any change in religion’.
Why was Elizabeth in debt?
England under Henry VIII and Mary I had fought many wars and had raised money by selling off lands owned by the crown. England had a huge debt when Elizabeth became Queen. England owed £300,000, which is worth £108 million today. The Crown needed a way to raise money to cover their debts.