Mary I: The Catholic Restoration · 1553 – 1558
Economic and Social Problems under Mary
Harvest failures, sweating sickness, and administrative reforms.
Key Questions
- 1How did Mary's government respond to the inflation of the 1550s?
- 2Were the administrative and naval reforms of Mary's reign the basis for Elizabethan success?
- 3To what extent was Mary's reign a period of "crisis"?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
A-Level: History - Mary I: Social and Economic ProblemsA-Level: History - The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
Year: Year 12
Subject: History
Unit: Mary I: The Catholic Restoration
Period: 1553 – 1558
Suggested Methodologies
Ready to teach this topic?
Generate a complete, classroom-ready active learning mission in seconds.
More in Mary I: The Catholic Restoration
The Restoration of Catholicism
The process of returning England to papal obedience and the repeal of Edwardian laws.
3 methodologies
The Spanish Marriage and Wyatt's Rebellion
The political and social opposition to Mary's union with Philip II of Spain.
3 methodologies
The Marian Persecutions
The burning of nearly 300 Protestants and the creation of the "Bloody Mary" myth.
3 methodologies
War with France and the Loss of Calais
England's involvement in the Habsburg-Valois conflict and its disastrous outcome.
3 methodologies