Duke of Northumberland

Question 1

When did the Crown start to confiscate Church plate?

Answer 1

1551

Question 2

When did Northumberland stage a coup to overthrow Somerset?

Answer 2

October 1549

Question 3

How much did Northumberland raise in parliamentary taxes?

Answer 3

£537,000

Question 4

Who was the architect of the 1552 book of Common Prayer?

Answer 4

Thomas Cranmer

Question 5

What is Northumberland’s failed 1552 coup known as?

Answer 5

The Devyse

Question 6

What was Jane Grey’s relation to Northumberland?

Answer 6

Daughter-in-law - married to his son, Guildford Dudley

Question 7

How much was Boulogne sold back to France for?

Answer 7

£133,333

Question 8

What was included in the 1552 poor law?

Answer 8

Parish responsibility for the poor, compulsory contributions

Question 9

What religious changes occurred in 1552?

Answer 9

Treason Act, Book of Common Prayer, Second Act of Uniformity

Question 10

What happened to cloth trade to Antwerp under Northumberland?

Answer 10

Dropped in 1551, leading to English unemployment

Question 11

What was the Forty-Two Articles of Religion, 1553?

Answer 11

Issued by Cranmer to define the doctrine of the C of E - unimplemented, as Edward died before it passed.

Question 12

How much did Northumberland reduce the debt by?

Answer 12

£120,000 between 1550 and 1553

Question 13

By what names/titles is Northumberland also known?

Answer 13

John Dudley, Earl of Warwick

Question 14

What tax was repealed in 1550?

Answer 14

Sheep tax

Question 15

When was Northumberland’s final debasement and how much did it raise?

Answer 15

May-Aug 1550; £114,500