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What was Henry’s aim for the rule of Edward

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He wanted a continuation of his religious policy and a regency council not controlled by only one person

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Who took control of the regency council almost immediately

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Edward Seymour, the duke of Somerset

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When did henry viii die

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28th January 1547

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How long did it take Somerset to become lord protector

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1 month

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What were the political aims of somerset

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to establish a protestant commonwealth

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What act did Somerset introduce to try to reduce crime, and when

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Vagrancy and public order act, 1547

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What did somerset do about enclosure, and what were the consequences

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He issued proclamations against it and increased taxes on wool, which lost him the support or landed elites and caused unrest which leads to later rebellions

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How did somerset try to maintain the support of Edward after 1549

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He effectively kidnapped him and held him in windsor castle

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What influential member of the privy council who had initially supported Somerset turned on him in 1549

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William Paget

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Who replaced somerset, and when?

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John Dudley, the earl of Warwick. Later made duke of northumberland

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How did Northumberland consolidate political power

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removed conservative councillors and increased the size of the privy council to 39. filled it with advisors loyal to him

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How did Northumberland achieve peace with France

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Jan 1550- Treaty of Boulogne- returns Boulogne in return for a ransom to be paid for marriage between edwards and mary queen of scots. signed 28 March 1550

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Who helped fix the financial problems under northumberland

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William Cecil and Thomas Gresham

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what were the 7 key economic strategies of northumberland

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Chantry loans and church plate sold. Government spending reduced. contingency fund ‘privy coffer’ established. £12000 p week spent manipulating stock market. all coinage brought in and returned to original silver levels. more effective collection of taxes. revised customs rates.

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How did Northumberland gain support from the lower classes

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repealed vagrancy act, removed tax on sheep, 1552 acts to protect arable farming and excessive loans

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What new protestant theologian did cranmer draw ideas from

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Zwingli

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How did Zwingli’s ideas differ from Luthers

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Zwingli believed the eucharist was a memorial service and that there was no consubstantiation of christ. Zwingli did not believe in predestination

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what did the book of homilies dicatate

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Prayers which were to be read in church instead of sermons

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When were the chantries fully dissolved

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1547

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What two acts did parliament repeal in 1547

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Treason act and act of 6 articles

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When was the first book of common prayer introduced and what did it include

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December 1549- removed many central catholic doctrinal beliefs and superstitions, mass done in english but still contain lutheran beliefs about real presence

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How was the first book of common prayer reinforced

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Act of Uniformity- January 1550

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What was the significance of the new ordinal in 1550

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only allowed for the ordination of truly protestant priests

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When was the second book of common prayer and what did it contain

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January 1552- highly protestant, contained many of the central ideas of zwinglism, mass no longer has the real presence of christo

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How was the second book of common prayer enforced

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New treason act in 1552 alongside the second act of uniformity

24
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What was the 42 articles and when was it passed

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nov 1552- clarifies the doctrine of the church`

25
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what major political reform was not passed in 1552, and why

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Reformation legum ecclesiaticum- parliament felt it gave too much power to the stateq

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What was the primary cause of the western rebellion

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Religion- widespread opposition to the first book of common prayer, disliked that it was in english as it was less similar to cornish than latin. highly catholic area

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Who was william Body and what happened to him

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Government’s agent in Cornwall, tried carrying out the destruction of images, but was chased by mob led by priest of st keverne and killed

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When did the western rebellion start and why

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On whitsunday 1549 as the new, unpopular liturgy was introduced on one of the most holy days of the year

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how many rebels advanced on exeter

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2000

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Who did somerset appoint to sort out the western rising

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Lord Russell

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Why did the privy council disapprove of somersets dealing with the western rebellion

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Took too long, made the situation worse

32
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How many were killed by the royal army during western rebellion

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4000

33
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How many soldiers did Lord Russell lead into exeter

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8000

34
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How was robert webb, priest of st thomas in exeter, executed

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Hung by his sacring bell in his catholic priests vestments

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What problems led to the Kett rebellion

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Enclosure, rack-renting, religious reforms, inflation and economic hardship, triggered by a play of the life of St Thomas Beckett

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Where were kett’s rebels based

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Mousehold heath

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Why were the privy council unhappy with somersets dealing with the Kett rebellion

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Took too long, attempts to negotiate only inflamed the rebels and made the situation worse

38
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How many troops did the Earl of Warwick have to combat the Kett rebellion

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12000

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how many rebels were killed in the Kett rebellion

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3000

40
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What theme linked both the Western and Kett rebellions

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Both looked to the past for settlements, western- religious policy of henry viii, kett- economic policy of 1485

41
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Why did Edward want to modify the succession

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To prevent the succession of his sister Mary, who was a Catholic and may have married a foreign king.

42
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How did Edward attempt to change the succession

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Passed a Devyse and letter patent, which decreed that both Mary and Elizabeth were illegitimate and that the crown should be passed on to Lady Jane Grey, the closest protestant relation to Edward by Henry’s sister Mary Tudor.

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When did Edward die

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6ht July 1553

44
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How did mary react after Edward’s death.

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Moves to Framlingham castle in Norfolk, where she gains support, before marching on London, where she is received as the new queen

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Why did people support Mary

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See her as the legitimate heir to the Tudor line. Support catholicism. MAny in east anglia still unhappy over treatment of rebels in the Kett rebellion

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How did northumberland react to Mary’s growing support

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Tried to hunt her down with a militia, failed and ended up being executed for high treason

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