All monarchs before Elizabeth I were catholic, although her father Henry VIII left that church during his reign. Her sister Mary I, who reigned before her, was catholic.
They feared the influence of a Catholic monarch
they wanted a Catholic monarch on the throne they wanted a Catholic monarch on the throne
. Isabella I of Castille was a fervent and pious Catholic monarch.
James II
The last Roman Catholic monarch in England.
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English Bill of Rights took the power away from English monarch and transferred it to the Parliament. Very importantly, it did not allow monarch to follow Catholic religion or marry a Catholic. Secondly, monarch could not levy taxes without consent of the Parliament. Also, they could not raise army without parliament's permission.
they feared the influence of a catholic monarch
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they feared the influence of a catholic monarch
Yes, James was Catholic and that caused many problems with the mostly Protestant English Parliament.
The most militant Catholic monarch in the late 1500s was Henry VIII's daughter, Queen Mary. She eventually became known as "Bloody Mary" because of all the Protestants she had killed because they refused to return to Catholicism.