Consolidation Flashcards
When did Edward ascend to the throne
When he was 9 years old in 1547
Edwards role in government
- Appeared to take a keen interest in the shape of England’s religious settlement
-Difficult to tell how much Edward VI had in governing the kingdom
How did he die?
A serious chest affliction in 1553
Somersets relationship with Edward
- his uncle, Edward Seymour
- became in charge of the Regency Council
How long did Somerset rule for
2 years
Why was somerset popular in 1547
His victories against Scotland- power of the regency council was given to Somerset soon after his death
What name was given to Somerset
Lord Protector
Somersets regency council
- Thomas Seymour, John Dudley, Archbishop of Canterbury Cranmer, William Paget
-They met in his home- able to control who had contact with his government
How did Somerset rule
- using dry stamp and royal proclamations from the 1539 Proclomations Act
What was the proclamations act
- said that proclamations had equal force as statue law
Religious policy under Somerset
-The book of common prayer and the Act of Uniformity 1549
Key Protestant steps taken under Somerset
-dissolving chantries
-acting against ornaments and images
-clergy were again allowed to marry
Somersets downfall
- Failure to deal with the 1549 rebllion-Ketts
-He had alienated many in Regency Council
-Foreign policy costly and ineffective
-Duke of Northumberland gaining power and influence
What happened to Somerset
1552- Somerset was arrested, tried for treason and executed
When did John Dudley come to power
1550- John Dudley became the Lord President of the Privy Council and then duke of Northumberland in 1551
Religious polices under Northumberland
1552- Treason Act- questioning the supremacy and beliefs of the English Church
-Second Act of uniformity- attendance at church of England services compulsary
1552 prayer book under Northumberland
All traces of Catholicism and the Catholic mass removed, including transubstantiation
Northumberland financial policies
- Tried to pay off Englands debts- selling off chantry lands(owned by priests before the Henrician Reformation)
-Ending debasement
-Increasing crown revenue through trade expansions and raising customs duties
Edwards image
- Crafted him as a second Josiah( a king in the Old testament who pursued religious reform)- allowed him to emphasise his Protestant agenda
Succession crisis
- Mary- first queen regnant- catholic
Lady Jane Grey
In place of Mary- married Northumberland’s son just before Edward died
-Edward was not actually old enough to legally change the succession
Lady Jane Greys succession
- Little support
-9 days
-Most people backed Mary as the rightful heir- law more important than religion
-Northumberland surrendered to Mary as Mary was in East Anglia,and they were both executed
