Failures [M1 Parliament]

How many MPs opposed the reversal of Edwardian religious legislation

80 MPs opposed the reversal and not all councillors supported the repeal

Which major diplomatic event faced strong opposition within Mary's Council and Parliament

The proposed Spanish marriage match to Philip I

What four major factors made Mary I's Parliaments less efficient than her predecessors

Lack of leadership short sessions inferior record keeping and high absenteeism

What did the defeated Exiles Bill of 1555 call for

Called for all property and income belonging to exiled Protestants to be seized by the Crown

Why did MPs defeat the 1555 Exiles Bill

MPs viewed the bill as an unlawful attack on private property rights

How did Sir Anthony Kingston force an immediate vote to defeat the 1555 Exiles Bill

Seized the physical keys to the House of Commons doors and locked the government's privy councillors inside

Why was Mary unable to bring a true Counter Reformation in the 1555 Second Act of Repeal

Forced to protect gentry interests in private monastic lands and Pole lacked the money to rebuild 800 dissolved monasteries

Which coronation request for Mary's husband did Parliament flatly refuse

Parliament refused for Philip to be crowned at Westminster Abbey

On what condition did Parliament finally pass Pole's 1554 bill returning England to Papal Authority

Refused to pass it until the property titles to their monastic lands were legally granted and protected

Why did Parliament resist Mary's bill to disqualify Princess Elizabeth from the succession

Invoked Henry VIII's 1544 Succession Act and viewed Elizabeth as a safeguard against the Spanish Habsburg Empire

Why did Parliament reject the 1555 Poor Act bill

Wealthy nobles refused to pay standardised welfare taxes and opted for a voluntary charity system instead

How was the dispute between Crown and Parliament over the succession resolved

Mary was ultimately forced to accept Elizabeth as her legal successor