Edward VI Flashcards
When did Edward come to the throne? How old was he?
1547, 9
Who was Edwards latin teacher and what was significant about him?
Richard Cox- Protestant
What did Henry leave him to tackle when coming to the throne?
Debt
Religious uncertainty
Stability
Who was Duke Somerset and what was he also named?
Edward Seymour, Lord Protector
What titles did Seymour give when Henry died and to whom?
John Dudley (Earl of Warwick)
Thomas Seymour (Lord Seymour)
(Catholic) Wriothesley (Earl of Southampton)
What were Edwards socio-economic problem?
Enclosure, Debasement, Seymours war spending.
What is enclosure?
The enclosing of a number of small landholdings to create one larger farm.
What is Debasement?
Amount of metal in gold and silver coins reduced and in some cases replaced with cheap copper.
Which two people were written out or arrested?
Gardner, Howard
When was Henrys Third Act of Succession passed?
1543
When was the first prayer book introduced?
1548
When did Somerset dissolve the chantries?
1547
Stability timeline
1547 - Edward held in tower for 3 days - Regency Council establishes Somerset as Lord Protector
1548 - Council objects to Somerset’s policies on enclosure
1549 - Somerset takes ed to Windsor Castle - Northumberland leads coup and removes somerset
1552 - Northumberland lord president
1553 - Ed issues the devise for succession
1553 - somerset executed
Religious change timeline
1547 - book of homilies - injunctions
1548 - new order to remove images
1549 - 1st book of Common Prayer - Act of uniformity
1550 - New Ordinal
1551 - all altars replaced
1552 - 2nd Act is Uniformity - 2nd book of common prayer
1553 - Act of 42 articles
