Edward and Somerset Flashcards
When was the Third Act of Succession?
1543
What made up the Regency Council?
8 reformists 8 catholics
Who did Somerset collab with to get Edward VI in his custody?
William Paget
Who gives Somerset Henry’s dry stamp?
Anthony Denny
When is Somerset’s power officiated?
16th Feb 1547
What percent of Devon was protestant?
1%
What percent of York is Protestant?
2%
Book of ________ be placed in every church: services in ______, superstitious _________ removed.
Homilies, English, statues
What act was passed in Autumn 1547?
Chantries Act
Autumn 1547, Parliament repeals the _________
Treason Act
When was preaching banned?
Sep 1548
What year was the Act of Uniformity?
1549
What was in the Book of Common Prayer?
•5 sacraments instead of 7
•Holy Communion in English
•holy days remained
Who was Somerset’s brother?
Thomas Seymour
When was Seymour caught in the privy gardens breaking into Edward’s apartments?
16th January 1549
When was Seymour executed?
20th Mar 1549
Between 1525-1551 what was the population rise?
2.3 million to 3 million
By 1551 what percentage of the population was under the age of 5?
20%
Why were there poor harvests?
poor agricultural strategies
How much was the conflict with Scotland costing?
£200,000 per year
1548: An attempt was made to improve gold finances by increasing ___% carat and ___________ coin size.
22, decreasing
What was a problem in a cause of poor harvests and debasement?
inflation
What is enclosure?
gentry and nobility privatising land
When and what was Hale’s Commission?
•1548
•an investigation by Somerset about enclosure
What was Somerset named because of Hale’s Commission?
The Good Duke
What was formed in Spring 1549?
anti-Somerset faction
Who was in the anti-Somerset faction?
•William Paget
•Wriothesley
•Northumberland
What does Edward write in his chronicle?
me thinks I am in prison
When was Somerset imprisoned?
14th Oct 1549
How was Somerset re-arrested?
trumped up charges of treason and felony
When was Somerset executed?
Jan 1552
