edward and mary

Question 1

when was edward’s reign

Answer 1

1547-1553

Question 2

when was Mary’s reign

Answer 2

1553-1558

Question 3

what was the devise

Answer 3

drafted by Northumberland and Edward to change succession to “Lady Jane Grey and heirs male”
Northumberland forced anyone of importance to sign but was just a paper measure - as Edward was a minor

Question 4

when was wyatt’s rebellion and why did it begin

Answer 4

1553-54
- some MPs wanted to engineer a protestant succession with Elizabeth
- Jan 1554 marriage treaty with Phillip of spain triggered action

Question 5

events of wyatt’s rebellion

Answer 5

• spanish ambassador discovered plot, Courteney confessed
• only 1/4 locations rose with 2,500 men
• Norfolk lost some men to cause but defeated them outside london

Question 6

significance of Wyatt’s rebellion

Answer 6

• Lady Jane Grey executed
• no protestant leaders involved
• Mary’s legitimacy is valued but only rebellion to oppose monarch

Question 7

when was Kett’s rebellion

Answer 7

1549 (under northumberland)

Question 8

causes of kett rebellion

Answer 8

collapse in textile industry, Flowerdew’s enclosed fences were broken down

Question 9

events of kett rebellion

Answer 9

-16,000 on mousehold heath
- negotiations attempted by york herald, northampton and northumberland, norwich was captured
- 3,000 rebels killed, northumberland dealt wih remaining lawfully (only 49 more killed)

Question 10

when was the western rebellion and why did it start

Answer 10

1549 over the introduction of the new prayer book in june

Question 11

events of western rebellion

Answer 11

• marched cornwall to devon and held catholic mass in samford courteney
• aggravated by sir pater carew - protestant
• attempts to calm failed at first

Question 12

significance of western rebellion

Answer 12

• already dealing with Kett and french invasion
• gov acted illegally - executed without trials and confiscated and distributed property
• only rebellion in mid tudor crisis about religion

Question 13

when was the Battle of Pinke

Answer 13

september 1547 - somerset

Question 14

causes and winner of the battle of pinke

Answer 14

• somerset feared france/scotland relations so improved defences in calais and bologne
• henry II sent 2k toops to scotland as support so they could attack
• england win but have to build expensive garrisons

Question 15

scotland relations post pinke

Answer 15

• france sent enough 10k troops in 1548 and scotland attacked a garrison - england couldn’t send more men
• haddington garrison removed 1549
• neither side could afford to fight
• auld alliance crumbled and scotland didn’t like control

Question 16

when was the treaty of boulogne and what did it do

Answer 16

march 1550 (northumberland)
france took boulogne, paid 400,000 crowns and removed men from scotland
- received poorly

Question 17

how did northumberland improve scottish relations

Answer 17

1552 - secured borders back to before Henry 8s invasions

Question 18

how did mary begin relations with france and the pope

Answer 18

played peacekeeper at gravelunes in spring 1555
phillip attacked the pipe and henry countered and 1556
phillip asked for troops in 1557

Question 19

how did mary enter war with france

Answer 19

france tolerated exiled protestants
supported thomas stafford’s 3-day invasion