Edward VI

Question 1

How old was Edward upon ascession

Answer 1

9

Question 2

Difficulties upon ascession

Answer 2

• Financial difficulties, debasement
• War with Scotland

Question 3

Regency council details

Answer 3

-16 members balanced with Catholics and protestants
- Within weeks Somerset had awarded himself control

Question 4

Somerset’s style of government

Answer 4

Dictatorial
He created enemies from this including his brother

Question 5

Somerset’s fall from power

Answer 5

Warwick and Southampton conspired against him and he retreated to Windor, ‘kidnapping’ the king

Question 6

How did Northumberland determine the religous character of his regime

Answer 6

By eliminating Southampton and Arundel

Question 7

Northumberland’s style of government

Answer 7

He operated successfully through the privy council

Question 8

Problems was the succession

Answer 8

Northumberland came up with a plan called the devyse to make LJG Queen instead of Mary- for his own political security
Almost led to civil war
Briefly ended Tudor dynasty

Question 9

Somerset foreign policy details

Answer 9

1547 battle of Pinkie success and then built garrisons
French invaded with 10,000 in 1548- they eventually withdrew though due to cost
Very costly for Somerset too, over 500,000
Lost Mary to France so failed
Eventually had to withdraw troops to deal with domestic rebellion

Question 10

Northumberland’s inheritance for foreign policy

Answer 10

Boulogne under to pressure by French
Unstable crown finances
Wars with France and Scotland

Question 11

Northumberland foreign policy

Answer 11

Ended wars, treaty of Boulogne 1550 agreed 133,333 in return for it
Improved finances
Successful embargo on cloth sale to Netherlands pressured Charles to improve relations again by 1552

Question 12

Terms of treaty of Boulogne

Answer 12

Northumberland agreed to pull all troops from Scotland
No more french pension

Question 13

Somerset religious change

Answer 13

1547 Chantries, 3000 dissolved
1547 Injunctions, english preaching english bible
1547 treason act- allowed religion to be discussed freely
1548 book of common prayer- 5 sacraments, sermons in english , 1549 uniformity

Question 14

Religious change under Northumberland

Answer 14

Treason act 1552- treasonous to question Royal supremacy
Second book 1552- Removed all traces of catholicism- prayers for dead, 1552 uniformity

Question 15

3 Factors of economic dissatisfaction under Somerset

Answer 15

Inflation- Debasement continued
Agrarian issues- Enclosure 1548 commission
Taxation- Sheep, cloth tax

Question 16

Effects of taxation

Answer 16

Aimed to deter enclosure but actually put huge financial pressures on those relying on sheep subsistence

Question 17

Economic changes under Northumeberland

Answer 17

100,000 to Antwerp money market
133,333 for Boulogne
Abandoned debasement as a practice but no recoinage
Ended wars to cut costs