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Post by Mr Modica on Feb 23, 2014 18:50:46 GMT
Try to add a statement or two to justify your choices!
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Mikey
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Post by Mikey on Feb 24, 2014 18:10:32 GMT
I've changed my original view and now believe the monarch is the most important way to maintain stability.  This is because the monarch has control over all other aspects and was the ultimate decision maker and figurehead in the country at the time. The monarch would also use propaganda to create an image of strength and solidarity. This can be particularly seen in the reign of Elizabeth, the large amount of portraits that were created and the endless use of the fact that she was like her father created the idea of a strong monarch who the people could rely on. This is also made evident when she was portrayed in the image of the goddesses, Belphoebe and Astraea, to again hammer home the fact that she was a strong monarch who the people could rely on. The monarch also effected the other big factor, the Church. The monarch decided the religious settlement and the relationship with the Church. However, the Church was also very important as it affected the opinions of many people and following the Reformation played a big part in the political stability of the country. Despite this, the monarch was still the most important due to their overriding influence and the importance they held at the time. |
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Post by craigsh on Feb 24, 2014 20:05:46 GMT
The church is the most efficient way to control political stability within Tudor England, for a few reasons however the main reason being; everyone has a fear of god and going to hell and will want to try as hard as they can to not sin and to not end up in hell after they die. This was an effective factor in controlling and maintaining political stability, of course the Monarch works alongside the church, but the church is the best form of political control, as shown best in Henry VII's reign, where he and the Pope were on good terms, and the Pope offered his ability as pope, by threatening rebels with excommunications, he also threatened papal bulls as well. In the reigns of the other monarchs, namely Henry VIII, Thomas Cromwell published several homilies which stated that if you went against your King you went against your god, which was a useful thing to have when wanting to control your public.
However, the church is only as powerful as the Monarch says it can be, so it is in the palm of the Monarch, but if the monarch wanted to use the Church as effectively as the two Henry's did, then the Church is one of the strongest options that the crown has in controlling political stability within Tudor England, because of the fear of god that the public had.
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