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Mary I (Relationship between Parliament and Mary (80 ministers and not…
Mary I
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Succession and Marriage
she was 37 and still had no children, she was Catholic and wanted to preserve this
there were 2 possible candidates for marriage. Earl of Devon Courtnay but he lacked courtly skills and is was proposed that there would be region rivalry as his family were well known in areas and this could potentially lead to conflict
Phillip of Spain who was Catholic and Mary proffered him, she recieved blessing from grandfather Charles V and married him , this was also encouraged by Renard who had connections to Spain
married in 1554 but the English public were hostile towards Philip of Spain, Philip wanted to spend as little time as possible in England
1554 Marriage Treaty
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1555- tried to place a treason law which included Philip of Spain however failed and Parliament prevented the coronation of Philip
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