Edward VI

Question 1

When did Edward vi come to the throne?

Answer 1

1547

Question 2

When was he duke of Somerset in power from?

Answer 2

from 1547 to November 1549

Question 3

for how long did Somerset continue to debase the coinage?

Answer 3

from 1547-49

Question 4

how many royal proclamations did Somerset use?

Answer 4

70

Question 5

when was the proclamations against enclosure?

Answer 5

1548

Question 6

when did Somerset introduce sheep tax? and what did it lead to?

Answer 6

march 1549, lead to western rebellion later that year

Question 7

when was the vagrancy act introduced? what was it?

Answer 7

1547- anyone out of work for 3 days were to be branded and sold into slavery for 2 years. children of vagrants were to be taken from parents and made apprentices.
this never came into force

Question 8

between 1547-49 how many garrisons were established in Scotland and how many more were planned?

Answer 8

25 established and 14 More planned

Question 9

what was Somersets style of government?

Answer 9

described as quasi royal. he was accused of being a dictator.

Question 10

what happened to Somerset?

Answer 10

in failed coup he took Edward to Windsor castle and was accused of kidnapping, he surrendered and was imprisoned

Question 11

when was northumberland in power?

Answer 11

from November 1549- July 1553

Question 12

what did northumberland do that was contrary to Somerset?

Answer 12

repealed sheep tax in 1550, did not continue anti-enclosure measures

Question 13

how much did northumberland sell Boulogne for?

Answer 13

£133,333

Question 14

how much did northumberland reduce debt by?

Answer 14

from £300,000 to £150,000

Question 15

when did northumberland introduce new treason laws?

Answer 15

1550

Question 16

what did northumberland do in relation to debasement?

Answer 16

debased the coinage one more time then ends it in 1551

Question 17

how much did crown and chantry lands raise?- northumberland

Answer 17

crown lands - £100,000

chantry lands- £110,486

Question 18

how much did the final debasement raise?- northumberland

Answer 18

£537,000

Question 19

When were the first set of royal injunctions issued? -Somerset

Answer 19

July 1547

Question 20

when did dissolution of chantries begin?- somerset

Answer 20

Chantries Act December 1547

Question 21

what did happened in the first parliament?- Somerset

Answer 21

in 1547- it undid the act of six articles

Question 22

when was the treason act revoked?- somerset

Answer 22

1547

Question 23

when was the act of uniformity? what was it?- somserset

Answer 23

1549- every church service has to be ran in the same way

Question 24

when was the book of common prayer introduced?- somerset

Answer 24

1549

Question 25

why was the first book of common prayer considered moderate?- somerset

Answer 25

it only translated the bible into English, was vague on transubstantiation and allowed both forms of communion

Question 26

what did parliament stop in 1550? northumberland

Answer 26

stopped attempts by people to remove act of uniformity, | they also promoted quicker removal go books and images

Question 27

when did the Removal of church plate begin?- northumberland

Answer 27

began in 1551 was part of royal commission

Question 28

when was the treason act passed? what did it not permit? - northumberland

Answer 28

1552 banned practise of Catholicism

Question 29

when was the 2nd act of uniformity? what did it mean? - northumberland

Answer 29

passed in 1552- it was an offence to not attend church of England service

Question 30

what was the black rubric? - northumberland

Answer 30

explained that he reason for retaining kneeling was to maintain order not for superstition

Question 31

when was the 2nd book of common prayer? what did it set out? - northumberland

Answer 31

1552- removed mass, replaced communion wafer with bread, ban on popish vestments, ban on catholic music and baptism was rewritten

Question 32

When were the 42 articles written? what did they set out?

Answer 32

written in 1552 by Cranmer and set out Protestant doctrine, Edward dies before it can be introduced

Question 33

who were the more radical clergy?

Answer 33

bishops Hooper and Ridley

Question 34

what percentage of Londoners were Protestant by 1547?

Answer 34

20%

Question 35

what is the evidence from the wills?

Answer 35

people were no longer leaving money for the church in their wills. 8% of Kentish wills were recognisably protestant while in Suffolk it was 27%

Question 36

what was the difference in money left to local parishes?

Answer 36

70% of northern wills between 1540-47 left money to the local parish wheras under Edward it was 32%

Question 37

what was the devyse?

Answer 37

the plan by northumberland to put lady Jane grey on the throne in 1553

Question 38

what was Somersets main foreign policy aims?

Answer 38

* to achieve marriage of Edwards and Mary queen of Scots * to conquer Scotland * avoid war with France * avoid a French-Scottish alliance

Question 39

when was ketts rebellion? what was the cause? Somerset

Answer 39

1549- people were frustrated by local government and wanted them to act on promises of reform

Question 40

when was the western rebellion? what was its cause? Somerset

Answer 40

referred to as the prayer book rebellion, its causes were its opposition to new book of common prayer and religious grievances. also provoked by sheep tax introduced in 1549

Question 41

what damaged the cloth trade under northumberland?

Answer 41

it was damaged in 1550 due to Charles V opposition to Protestantism, in 1551 England placed trade embargo on cloth

Question 42

when did trade improve with the Netherlands?- northumberland

Answer 42

improved in 1552 due to economic pressures on Charles

Question 43

How many of the demands in the western rebellion 1549 were religious?

Answer 43

11 of the 16 were religious in nature

Question 44

Who was murdered prior to the western rebellion 1549?

Answer 44

William Body was murdered for attempting to enforce book of common prayer

Question 45

How many attempts did it take to put down Ketts rebellion?

Answer 45

2 attempts

Question 46

How many were involved in western and ketts rebellions?

Answer 46

5000 in western | 16,000 in ketts