Chapter 13

Question 1

When Edward crowned King

Answer 1

31st January 1547

Question 2

Why Edward crowned King so soon after Henry’s death

Answer 2

Just 3 days after, to ensure that he wouldn’t suffer the fate of Edward V, who was usurped by his uncle Richard III

Question 3

Why was Edward’s Privy Council dominated by reformists

Answer 3

• To ensure continued break with Rome
• Conservative faction weak following Norfolk’s disgrace

Question 4

When Edward Seymour made ‘Lord Protector’

Answer 4

1st February 1547

Question 5

Before the last 6months of his life, how involved was Edward with politics

Answer 5

• Increasingly involved with Government
• Even at 9, he was well-educated, and critical of Catholicism

Question 6

What are the alternate viewpoints of how The Duke of Somerset can be percieved

Answer 6

• ‘Good Duke’
• Someone incapable of dealing with the porblems inherited from Henry

Question 7

What can certainly be agreed on regarding opinions of the Duke of Somerset

Answer 7

The legacy of Henry VIII was almost impossible to maintain

Question 8

What was the begining of Somerset’s financial issues

Answer 8

• Battle of Pinkie meant victory over Scots
• Further military action needs more money

Question 9

What was Somerset’s response to the financial crisis caused by war

Answer 9

• Debasing coinage
• Passing Vagrancy Public Order Act, 1547, which was widely unpopular and barbaric
• Issued procliamations against enclosure

Question 10

Which of Somerset’s economic policy was most fatal for him and why

Answer 10

• Issuing proclaimations against enclosure
• Exacerbated economic problems in the countryside
• Lost support of landed elites who viewed enclosure as a means of increasing their wealth

Question 11

When was Warick’s coup against Somerset and why was it succsessful

Answer 11

• 1st October 1549
• Simultaniously plotted with conservatives and Cranmer

Question 12

Why was Warick more popular than SOmerset

Answer 12

• Much more able politician
• Regain support from labouring poor and middle sort
• As withdrew vagracy act and enclosure commisisions
• Further support gained in 1552, by protecting arable farming

Question 13

What were the Duke of Northumberland’s political changes

Answer 13

• Increased size of Privy Council from 16 to 39, filling it with his supporters
• Ended expensive hositilites with France and Scotland with Treay of Bolounge, 28th March 1550
• Delegated authority to those with experiste, such as Thomas Gresham, unlike Somerset who tried to rule personally

Question 14

What do many think is the main reason why Northumberland is percieved as much more succsessful than Somerset

Answer 14

Result of him learning from Somerset’s faliures

Question 15

How did John Dudley show far better skills than Somerset in reversing financial problems

Answer 15

• Further coinage debasement
• Dissolution of Chantries
• Yet, in March 1552, all coinage was restored to it’s value of 1527

Question 16

When Northumberland’s greatest economic succsess

Answer 16

In March 1552, all coinage was restored to it’s value of 1527