26 essential pieces of information (Edward and Mary) Flashcards
How old was Edward when he was crowned king?
Nine
What was the Book of Homilies?
Model sermons
When did Somerset dissolve the chantries?
1547
Give the dates of Edward’s prayer books
1549 and 1552
What was Edward’s Act of Uniformity?
The First book of Common Prayer became law under this
When was the 2nd Act of Uniformity passed?
1552
Why were the Forty Two Articles never passed?
Edward died
What were the causes of the Western Rebellion?
Religion, failings of local government, personality clashes
Name four demands of the Western rebels
- Mass in latin
- Sacraments to be hung back over the alter and worshipped
- Holy bread and holy water on Sunday
- Images to be hung back up on the church
- The old prayer to be used until Edward turned 16
Explain what enclosure is
The process of fencing in common land so as to make it private property, usually carried out by the wealthy to claim land for their sheep and subsequently reducing the land available to the poor to graze their animals/grow crops.
What caused Kett’s rebellion?
Economic (enclosure, rent etc), Somerset’s policies, protest against local government, personality clashes
When did Somerset fall from power?
31st October 1549 (the year of rebellions)
Who was Northumberland?
President of the Council and Lord Protector from 1551 onwards
When did Edward die?
6th July 1553
Who was Charles V?
Most powerful political figure in Western Europe, King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor, Philip’s dad, Mary’s cousin
What was the Act of Repeal?
Nullified all religious leaders
What is the Devise?
The document that Edward used to name Lady Jane Grey as his successor
When did Mary come to the throne?
19th July 1553
In what year were the Heresy Laws passed?
1554
What did Mary’s Royal injunctions do?
Removed married clergy, suppressed heresy, re-ordained clergy, restore holy days
Who were Latimer and Ridley?
Anglican bishops that were burned as heretics (protestants)
What was the difference between Mary’s first Act of Repeal and the second?
The second act undid all anti-papal legislation since 1529 (Henry)
When was Wyatt’s rebellion?
January 1554
What were the causes of Wyatt’s rebellion?
Marriage, fear of a foreigner (xenophobia), female rule, religious reasons, decline in the cloth industry in Kent and local political instability
Why was Wyatt’s rebellion not successful?
Events moved too fast for the conspirators, Mary gave a rousing speech and got the people on side, Renard and Paget took the sting out of the rebels plans, Mary decided to wait for the rebels in London
Who was Cardinal Pole?
A senior priest who had been forced into exile in Rome after opposing Henry VIII’s religious changes, returned to England under Mary I as Archbishop of Canterbury. Was later excommunicated by the Pope.
