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Edward VI Flashcards

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How old was Edward when he ascended the throne?

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9

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Who was England led by because Edward was a minor?

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A regency council of 16 men (and 12 others to help occasionally)

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Edward’s education

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  • intelligent
  • protestant
  • humanist
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Edward’s role in government

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It is hard to tell! He was young but he may have had greater say in later years. He was especially interested in religious reform.

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Who planned a coup to take power under Edward?

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Earl of Hertford and William Paget

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What was ordered in July 1947?

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  • Book of Homilies to be placed in every church
  • Statues to be removed
  • Church services in English
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What was ordered in July 1947?

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  • Book of Homilies to be placed in every church
  • Statues to be removed
  • Church services in English
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When was the Chantries act abolished and treason act repealed?

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1547

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What did the repeal of the treason act result in?

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  • made it legal to critique the government
  • increased attacks on statues
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What book had to be in every Parish?

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Cranmer’s ‘Book of Homilies’

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What kind of literature was widely circulated from 1547-8?

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Protestant pamphlets inc. Luther and Calvin’s

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6 key religious changes under Somerset

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  1. Repeal of Henry VIII’s legislation EG Act of Six Articles repealed (1547) and Treason Act repealed (1547)
  2. Reform in Churches EG Royal Injunctions (1547) encouraged protestant practices
  3. Book of Homilies
  4. The Chantries Act (1547)
  5. Protestant worship EG Act of Uniformity (1549)
  6. Clerical marriage legalised
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6 key religious changes under Somerset

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  1. Repeal of Henry VIII’s legislation EG Act of Six Articles repealed (1547) and Treason Act repealed (1547)
  2. Reform in Churches EG Royal Injunctions (1547) encouraged protestant practices
  3. Book of Homilies
  4. The Chantries Act (1547)
  5. Protestant worship EG Act of Uniformity (1549)
  6. Clerical marriage legalised
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key religious changes under Northumberland

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2nd book of common prayer (1552)
42 articles (1553)
crackdown on vestments

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Why did Somerset emerge as lord protector?

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pitted the other members of the regency council against each other so that there was a divide

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