Edward VI

Question 1

What action did Henry II of France take regarding Scotland?

Answer 1

Henry II of France sent a fleet of 4000 men to Scotland to defend against the English.

Question 2

What troops did England send into Scotland?

Answer 2

England sent 16k infantry, 4k cavalry, 30 warships, and 50 supply ships from Berwick and Carlisle.

Question 3

What was the significance of the Book of Homilies and Paraphrases?

Answer 3

It contained some sermons written by Cranmer.

Question 4

What were the Royal Injunctions?

Answer 4

Orders were given for all the clergy to preach in English and have an English Bible, and superstitious images were to be removed.

Question 5

What happened on September 10th 1547 at the Battle of Pinkie?

Answer 5

England beat the Scots, and Somerset gained control of the border region, but England wasn’t strong enough to control all of Scotland due to French support.

Question 6

What was the financial impact of the Second French War on England?

Answer 6

The war cost £600,000 and pushed Scotland and France together.

Question 7

What was the Vagrancy Act?

Answer 7

Able-bodied people who were out of work for three days were to be branded with a V and sold into slavery for 2 years, with their children taken from them to work as apprentices.

Question 8

What was the purpose of the Royal Visitation?

Answer 8

Commissioners were sent to all bishoprics to examine the state of the clergy, and the doctrine and practices of the Church.

Question 9

What did the Chantries Act revive?

Answer 9

The Act of Dissolution from Henry’s last Parliament in 1545, condemning all prayers for the dead.

Question 10

What was the significance of the Act of Six Articles being repealed?

Answer 10

It left the Church effectively without an official doctrine.

Question 11

What did the repeal of the Treason Act allow?

Answer 11

It allowed people to discuss religion freely without fear of arrest or imprisonment, and to print and publish freely.

Question 12

What were the proclamations issued in early 1548 intended to do?

Answer 12

They aimed to dampen Protestant unrest and assert that transubstantiation was still technically in force.

Question 13

What happened on February 11th, 1548?

Answer 13

All images were to be removed from churches, achieved with remarkably little opposition.

Question 14

What was the First Prayer Book?

Answer 14

A manual written by Cranmer outlining the liturgy to be followed in services.

Question 15

What did the Act of Uniformity establish?

Answer 15

It made the Book of Common Prayer the official liturgy.

Question 16

What was the outcome of the rebellion in Sampford, Devon?

Answer 16

The use of the new Prayer Book provoked rebellion, leading to violent confrontations.

Question 17

What was the result of the Kett Rebellion?

Answer 17

Kett was arrested, and the rebels were dealt with according to the law with only 49 executions.

Question 18

What happened to Somerset in October 1549?

Answer 18

Somerset surrendered and was imprisoned.

Question 19

What was the state of the Council after Northumberland took control?

Answer 19

The Council had a majority of religious conservatives.

Question 20

What was the outcome of Kett’s trial?

Answer 20

Kett was tried for treason and hanged.

Question 21

What significant financial reform occurred in 1550?

Answer 21

The Sheep Tax was repealed and the Vagrancy Act was repealed.

Question 22

What was the Treaty of Boulogne?

Answer 22

A treaty between England and France that improved the Crown’s finances, with France paying £133,333 for Boulogne.

Question 23

What was the Second Book of Common Prayer?

Answer 23

A highly Protestant document that removed all traces of Catholicism and established a Eucharist ceremony in line with Calvin’s beliefs.

Question 24

What was the ‘Black Rubric’ Proclamation?

Answer 24

It explained that kneeling to receive Communion was for good order, not out of idolatry.

Question 25

What happened to Edward VI in July 1553?

Answer 25

Edward contracted possible tuberculosis and died.

Question 26

What was Northumberland’s plan regarding the succession?

Answer 26

To ensure Edward would pass the crown to Lady Jane Grey instead of Elizabeth or Mary.