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Edward and Mary's instability Flashcards

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How/ why did Mary cause political instability?

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  • 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
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How/why did Northumberland cause instability?

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  • 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
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How/why did Somerset cause instability?

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  • 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
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How/why did Edward cause instability 1547-1553

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  • 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
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Key Dates: Somerset causing instability [9]

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  • 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
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Key Dates: N’land causing instability [7]

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  • 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
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Key Dates: Mary’s gender causes instability [6]

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  • 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

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When was the Regency Council established?

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January 1547

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When was the debasement of the coinage?

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December 1547

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When was the Prayer Book Rebellion?

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June-August 1549

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When was the Kett’s Rebellion?

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August 1549

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When did Somerset attempt a coup?

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6th October 1549

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When did Warwick take control of the council?

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January 1550

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When did Somerset get given chance to return to council?

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1551

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When did Warwick remove the Conservatives from the council?

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21st February 1550

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When was Somerset executed?

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January 1552

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When did Northumberland’s son marry Jane Grey?

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May 1553

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When did Edward issue the Devise?

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21st June 1553

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When did Edward VI die?

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6th July 1553

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When was Jane Grey declared Queen?

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10th July 1553

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When did Mary become Queen?

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19th July 1553

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When was Northumberland executed?

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22nd August 1553

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When was the Marian Rising (support for Mary?)

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July 1553

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When did Mary announce plans to marry Phillip?

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October 1553

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When was the marriage treaty issued by Parliament to limit Phillip’s power?

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January 1554

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When was the Wyatt’s Rebellion?

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January 1554

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When was Mary’s Guildhall speech?

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February 1554

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When did Mary marry Phillip?

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July 1554

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Which advisors did Mary depend on in 1554?

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Gardiner, Winchester and Paget

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When was the ‘inner council’ established and what was the result?

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1555

Increased division & resentment

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When was Cranmer burnt?

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March 1556

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When did Mary lose Calais?

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1558

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When did Mary die?

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17th November 1558

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When was the 2nd Book of Common Prayer?

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1552

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