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Execution of the Dudleys—Elizabeth sent to the Tower — 145
Mary's Letter to Bonner—Commissions to eject seven Bishops — 145
This done by the Supremacy only—Marriage Bill passed—Gardiner's Bills rejected — 146
Parliament dissolved (May 5)—Marriage of Philip and Mary (July)—Their Characters 1554 147
Bonner's Visitation—Discontent — 148
Parliament meets (November)—Reverses the Attainder of Cardinal Pole—Repeals the Anti-papal Legislation of Henry VIII.—Refuses to restore the Church Lands — 149
Reconciliation with the Church (Nov. 30)—Parliament refuses to exclude Elizabeth from the Succession, to Repeal the Praemunire, or the Mortmain Acts — Rejects a Regency Bill in Philip's favour, and is dissolved (January)—Mary's Success 1555 150
Its Limits—Unsatisfactory to herself — 151
She commences a Persecution — 152
Gardiner's, Bonner's, and Pole's Shares in it respectively — 153
Character of Pole — 154
Convocation in Mary's Reign—Its Doings — 155
Is overshadowed by Pole's Synod—Pole obtains a Warrant under the Great Seal to permit to assemble it — 156
Arbitrary Character of Mary's Proceedings—Remonstrances against them from unlikely quarters — 168
Mary's single-minded Fanaticism—Her Conduct to Cranmer and Gardiner respectively — 159
Not accomited for by their Conduct in regard to her Mother's Divorce—Gardiner's Reaction probably due to Cromwell's Policy — 160
Character of Gardiner — 161
Character and Later History of Cranmer — 162
Character of Mary — 171
Effects of her Persecution — 172
Death of Mary — 174


CHAPTER VIII

REIGN OF ELIZABETH

General Rejoicing at Elizabeth's Succession — 175
Another Ecclesiastical Revolution—Cecil, Elizabeth's Chief Adviser — 176
Changes before the Meeting of Parliament slight — 177
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