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Edward Flashcards

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What were the issues with Edward’s minority?

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only 9 years old

can’t lead troops or control faction

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How did Henry provide for Edward’s minority?

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Balanced regency council

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How did Somerset change Henry’s succession? Did he challenge stability?

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assumed role of leader although this was natural
there was a smooth change over
but he got rid of 2 Catholic on PC

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Who was in the anti-somerset faction?

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Paget, Wriothesely and Warwick

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What led to Somerset’s downfall

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in 1549 he took Edward to Windsor Castle where he complains he is prisoner and this results in his arrest

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How did Warwick secure his position?

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creates Protestant majority
uses December 1549 plot to expel Catholic Lords and bring in his own men
1550 makes himself Lord President
executes Somerset in 1552

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What evidence is there that Edward/Northumberland wrote the device?

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Northumberland’s son was married to Jane

Edward was more involved in politics anyway and wanted a Protestant heir
The May 1553 version doesn’t include Jane anyway

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What were Northumberland’s failings

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Doesn’t capture Mary and she flees to East Anglia
Dismisses his forces in 1552
leaves London giving council time to change their mind
forces desert him

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What were Mary’s success in claiming the crown

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Proclaims herself Queen in East Anglia in June at the same time as LJG
Writes to PC and acts as legitamate heir
Sympathetic towards Paget, Howard and Gardiner

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What was Somerset’s initial approach to religion?

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Cautious as not everywhere wanted change

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When was the Book of Homilies and the dissolution of the Chantries?

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1547

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When was the Treason Act repealed and what was the result?

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Autumn 1547 but this meant that public preaching had to be stopped in 1548 due to radicals

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When and what was the 1st Act of Uniformity?

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1549
Communion in both kinds, English services and clerical marriage allowed
Book of Common Prayer
But some holy days and fasts kept

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14
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What were the Royal Visitations?

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Test done at start of reign to test clerical knowledge

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How were Somerset’s changes received?

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Nobles liked them but some protest in 1549

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What allowed more radical changes in 1550?

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Northumberland winning factional struggle

17
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What issues were there with the New Ordinal?

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arguments between Hooper and Ridley in 1550

18
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When and what were the Royal Injunctions?

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1547

removal of superstitious images

19
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When were proclamations on images made?

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Feb 1548 all images 2 b removed

Dec 1549 destruction of remaining images

20
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When were Catholics deprived of their sees?

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1551

21
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When was the 2nd Act of uniformity and what did it do?

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made 2nd Prayer Book Law

22
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To what extent was England protestant by Edward’s death?

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Short reign and not able to pass 42 articles
Struggle over images and rebellions
changes in churches and services
Rapid restoration of Catholicism shows it wasn’t really accepted
but changes welcomed in London

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What were the social and economic issues in Ed’s reign?

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Population doubles in 50 years and food prices rise
Enclosure and class divisions
debased coinage = inflation
dissolution of chantries increases poverty which threatens law and order
24
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What steps were taken to reduce socio-economic issues?

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1547 Vagrancy Act

1549 and 1548 commissions into enclosure

25
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What were the causes of the Prayer Book rebellion?

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Gentry- attacks eg St Micheal's Mount, seige of Exeter averted due to helping poor
Religion- 1548 murder of William Body, 1549 protest at Stamford Courtenay over Prayer Book. Demands for removal of idols and drawn up by Catholic priests.
Economic- sheep and cloth tax in demands, raised rents and dissolution of chantries increasing class diviides
26
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What were the causes of Kett’s rebellion?

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Enclosure- 16, 000 raised against Flowerdew for enclosing land. Demands include enclosure.
Gentry- attacks on nobles eg Lord Sheffield beat to death. Alternative system of govt at Mousehold Heath. But say they can keep doves and rabbits.
Economic- manipulation of foldcourse by gentry and rising rents + decline of cloth trade.

27
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Was Kett’s rebellion a threat?

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  • Threat in context of 1549 and French invasion
  • They defeat Northampton and have 16, 000 men
  • They take Norwhich
  • 3000 are killed
  • Troops returned from Scotland
  • No aim to remove Ed or march on London
  • Orderly camp and move to Dussindale
  • No support from gentry
  • Only 50 excecutions
28
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Was the Prayer Book rebellion a threat?

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  • takes many battles to defeat them
  • context of 1549 and minority and French invasion
  • Troops bought back from Scotland
  • 3000 executed due to challenge to religion
  • No aim to remove Ed or march on London
  • Fail to take Exeter
  • no support from gentry
  • fail to co-operate with other risings

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