Edward And Northumberland

Question 1

What does he do in 1550 to gain power over the council?

Answer 1

Expels all Catholics and becomes lord president.

Question 2

What was different about his style of government?

Answer 2

Increased loyal supporters form 16 to 33(patronage) , less proclamations and more delegation.

Question 3

What the problems that Northumberland face with finance in 1549?

Answer 3

£50 000 deficit and had to borrow from kings household, bankrupt debt of £30 0000.

Question 4

What effort did Northumberland take to solve the financial problems?

Answer 4

Debased coinage for emergency fund in 1551 - inflation but raised £114 000 .
Appoints sir Thomas Gresham to go to Netherlands to invest in markets given £12 000 to pay off loans as well.
Established the privy coffer for future emergency funds instead of loans.

Question 5

What socio economic problems did northumberland face ?

Answer 5

Poor harvests 1549-1550, inflation 9-19 shillings a quarter of grain by 1551, vagrancy, enclosures.

Question 6

What were his solutions to the socio economic problems he faced ?

Answer 6

Repealed vagrancy act, wool tax for popularity.
1551- stock piles of grain for distribution.
March1552- reissues full restoration of coinage, slowed down inflation as silver content back to 1527 levels
Not as much unrest, no repeat of summer

Question 7

Problems Northumberland had with foreign policy?

Answer 7

Strain on finance, religious change so relationships with empire, union highly unlikely as Mary in France, hostile Scotland. Unrest at home in 1549.

Question 8

What humiliating treaty was signed in 1550?

Answer 8

Treaty of Boulogne

Question 9

What were the result of the treaty of Boulogne(1550)?

Answer 9

City returned not for 600000 but for £133333. Garrisons intact needed to be left with artillery, pension goes(£35k), has to withdraw all troops from Scotland, marriage agreed between ed, Elizabeth Valois but never happens, defensive alliance with French.
Made look weak in Europe.
Some borders restored in scots to 1540 lines

Question 10

When did Cranmer write a second book on common prayer?

Answer 10

1553- more radical, no transubstantiation.

Question 11

When did Edward die?

Answer 11

1553 from septicaemia

Question 12

How old was ed when he died ?

Answer 12

15- still young so no will allowed to be made.

Question 13

What is the name of the document that ed wrote to disinherit Mary and Elizabeth and why?

Answer 13

Letter patent- form the line of succession in June 1553 , 22nobles signed it including Cranmer, it wasn’t legally binding.

Question 14

What was northumberland’s solution to the succession crisis in 1553?

Answer 14

He marries Guildford Dudley and lady jane grey and claims she was rightful heir ( was initially 4th in line to the throne)
This way he could maintain power.

Question 15

When lady jane grey is proclaimed as queen in 1553 (July) where does Mary flee to?

Answer 15

East Anglia- Suffolk Framlingham castle to rally crowd to back rightful heir.

Question 16

Give details of the succession after Mary flees to Suffolk.

Answer 16

Possibility of a civil war and starts to walk on London ,Northumberland send 2000men.
Many of the men deserted Northumberland and he was captured in Cambridge and executed in aug22nd
Mass public rejoicing.
Lady jane grey or Guildford not executed -advised to show leniency.

Question 17

How many executions were made after the western rebellion?

Answer 17

3000 - brutally suppressed due to lack of respect in articles and was a direct challenge to the crown

Question 18

What were the main causes of the weastern rebellion?

Answer 18

Changes in religious reform e.g chantries act, new prayer book, Cornwall more hostile toward gentry, still poverty and strong sense of national identity was under threat.

Question 19

What were the main causes of the Kett’s rebellion?

Answer 19

6-8th July drunken feast, enclosures fences broke down.

Collapse of the textile industry led to large unemployment, farmers were badly affected by enclosures.

Question 20

How many executions were there for the Kett’s rebellion?

Answer 20

49 and Kett was hanged in November

Question 21

Who suppresses the Western rebellion?

Answer 21

Russell and gentry

Question 22

What was northumberland’s religious orientation?

Answer 22

Not overt, chameleonic, plotted against Cranmer for support if the king but pretends to sympathise with Catholics to win support.