Edward and Mary's instability Flashcards
How/ why did Mary cause political instability?
[4]
- Mary’s marriage to Phillip of Spain –> 1554 Wyatt’s Rebellion
- Mary’s gender –> leading army, marriage
- Englishman = factional problems, foreign king = foreign influence
- Catholicism -> against the tide in mid 16th Century England
How/why did Northumberland cause instability?
[4]
- Devise for succession
- Tried to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne -> goes against H8’s will + 1544 Succession Act
- His execution of Somerset
- His religious reforms -> 2nd Book of Common Prayer
How/why did Somerset cause instability?
[4]
- Somerset -> ‘Reformist Faction’
- Caused rebellions, 1549 unrest -> social + foreign policy (war w/ Scotland), economic policiy
- Unpopular as protectorship continues
- Attempts coup at Hampton Court, tried to abduct Edward
How/why did Edward cause instability 1547-1553
[5]
- Age: minor, can’t lead troops/ control faction
- Easily influenced/exploited
- Can’t manage finances
- Protestant -> clearly one side of the religious divide
- Seymours are all Protestant
Key Dates: Somerset causing instability [9]
- Jan 1547 - Regency council established, altered H8’s will
- Sept 1547 - Debasement of the coinage: Somerset continues problematic policy
- June-August 1549: Prayer Book Rebellion
- August 1549: Kett’s Rebellion (Enclosure)
- Oct 1549: Councillors plan to overthrow Somerset
- 6th Oct 1549: Somerset’s coup @ Hampton Court
- Jan 1550: Warwick takes over council
- 1551: Somerset given chance to return to council
- Jan 1552: Somerset executed
Key Dates: N’land causing instability [7]
- Jan 1550: Warwick takes over council
- Feb 1551: Warwick removes Conservatives from council
- Jan 1552: N’land executed Somerset for treason
- May 1553: N’land’s son marries Jane Grey
- 6th July 1553: Death of Edward
- 10th July 1553: Jane declared Queen
- 22nd August 1553: N’land executed
Key Dates: Mary’s gender causes instability [6]
- Oct 1553: Mary announces plans to marry Phillip
- Jan 1554: Wyatt’s Rebellion
- Feb 1554: Guildhall Speech
- July 1554: Mary marries Phillip of Spain
- 1558: Loss of Calais in French War
- 17th Nov 1558: Death of Mary I
No heir produced, 2 phantom pregnancies in 1554 and 1557
When was the Regency Council established?
January 1547
When was the debasement of the coinage?
December 1547
When was the Prayer Book Rebellion?
June-August 1549
When was the Kett’s Rebellion?
August 1549
When did Somerset attempt a coup?
6th October 1549
When did Warwick take control of the council?
January 1550
When did Somerset get given chance to return to council?
1551
When did Warwick remove the Conservatives from the council?
21st February 1550
When was Somerset executed?
January 1552
When did Northumberland’s son marry Jane Grey?
May 1553
When did Edward issue the Devise?
21st June 1553
When did Edward VI die?
6th July 1553
When was Jane Grey declared Queen?
10th July 1553
When did Mary become Queen?
19th July 1553
When was Northumberland executed?
22nd August 1553
When was the Marian Rising (support for Mary?)
July 1553
When did Mary announce plans to marry Phillip?
October 1553
When was the marriage treaty issued by Parliament to limit Phillip’s power?
January 1554
When was the Wyatt’s Rebellion?
January 1554
When was Mary’s Guildhall speech?
February 1554
When did Mary marry Phillip?
July 1554
Which advisors did Mary depend on in 1554?
Gardiner, Winchester and Paget
When was the ‘inner council’ established and what was the result?
1555
Increased division & resentment
When was Cranmer burnt?
March 1556
When did Mary lose Calais?
1558
When did Mary die?
17th November 1558
When was the 2nd Book of Common Prayer?
1552
