Marian government

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The Marian government was the Catholic restoration regime of Queen Mary I of England, known for its harsh persecution of Protestants during her reign in the mid-16th century.

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Marian government canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic restoration regime
early modern English government
appliesToJurisdiction England
Wales
capital London
linked to: London, England
country Kingdom of England
endTime 1558
followedBy Elizabethan Religious Settlement
government of Elizabeth I
foreignPolicy alliance with Habsburg Spain
war with France
governmentForm monarchy
hasPolicy persecution of Protestants
reintroduction of Catholic doctrine and worship
repeal of Edwardian religious legislation
restoration of papal supremacy
revival of heresy laws
headOfState Mary I of England
historicalReputation associated with the nickname "Bloody Mary" for Mary I
ideology Catholic confessional monarchy
language English
legalBasis repeal of royal supremacy
revival of heresy statutes
legislativeBody Parliament of England
namedAfter Mary I of England
notableExecutionMethod burning at the stake
notableFigure Cardinal Reginald Pole
linked to: Reginald Pole

Edmund Bonner
Philip II of Spain
Stephen Gardiner
notableVictimGroup Protestant clergy
Protestant laity
opposedBy English Protestants
Marian exiles
some members of the political elite
precededBy government of Edward VI
religion Roman Catholicism
replaced Edwardian Reformation regime
linked to: English Reformation
significantEvent Marian persecutions
burning of Protestant heretics
loss of Calais
reconciliation with the Papacy
restoration of Catholic bishops
return of Cardinal Reginald Pole as papal legate
spouseOfHeadOfState Philip II of Spain
startTime 1553
timePeriod mid-16th century

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Marian persecutions perpetrator Marian government
Oxford Martyrs opposedBy Marian government