26 KEY QUESTIONS Flashcards
How old was Edward when he was crowned King?
9
What was the Book of Homiles?
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 2 nd Act of Uniformity passed?
1552
Why was the Forty Two Articles never passed?
Edward died
What were the causes of the Western Rebellion?
Religion, Failings of the local government, personality clashes
Name four Western rebel demands
Mass in Latin, Sacraments to be hung back over the alter and worshipped, Holy bread and water on Sunday, Images to be hung back up on the church, The old prayer book to be continued to be used until Edward turned 16
Explain what enclosure is
Enclosures meant that the land was split into sections and cornered off by gates which meant that sheep could only be grazed in certain areas
What caused Kett’s Rebellion?
Economic (enclosure, rent etc), Somerset’s policies, protest against local government, personality clashes
When does Somerset fall from power?
31 st October 1549 (think year of rebellions)
Who was Northumberland?
President of the council and Lord Protector from 1551 onwards
When does Edward die?
6th July 1553
What is the Devise?
Naming Lady Jane Grey as Edward’s successor
When did Mary come to the throne?
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 legislation under Edward’s reign
In what year were the Heresy Laws passed?
1554
What were Mary’s Royal Injunctions?
Remove married clergy, supress heresy, re-ordain 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?
It undid all anti-papal legislation since 1529 (Henry)
When was Wyatt’s rebellion?
1554
What were the causes of the rebellion?
Marriage, fear of a foreigner, female rule, religious reasons, decline in the cloth industry in Kent and local political instability
Why was the 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 if the rebels plans, Mary decided to wait for the rebels in London
Who was Pole?
Was 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