Edward VI and Mary I Flashcards
What was Edward VI like as a child?
Never alone, very intelligent, loved archery and horse riding, serious and self disciplined, in good health before becoming king.
What did the population increase in 1547 put pressure on?
Food supply, jobs, rents and inflation.
When did E6 become king?
1547
What change was made to sheep farming in 1547?
Change from open field crop production to enclosed sheep farming.
Why was resentment growing towards the government in 1547?
Their increasing interference with religion and other public matters.
What caused a threat to financial security in 1547?
Over-ambitious foreign policy based on jealousy rivalry with France resulting in the debasement of the coinage and sale of crown lands.
What does debasement of the coinage mean?
Lowering the value of the coin.
What is the idea of ‘mid-tudor crisis’?
The traditional view of historians that, during E6 and M’s reigns, English government and society were on the verge of collapse.
What was the cause of the mid tudor crisis?
Weak rulers, economic pressure, rebellions and religious upheaval.
Why is the mid tudor crisis exaggerated?
It came between two strong rules, H8 and E.
What were E6’s strengths upon accession?
He could not be ignored or contradicted.
He was healthy.
He was highly intelligent, confident and opinionated.
He had high knowledge of the nobility and gentry.
Described as old beyond his years.
His uncle was his lord protector.
What was E6’s weakness upon accession?
He was only 9.
England was suffering from many problems- poverty & hardship, as well as religious upheaval.
H8 spent £2m on war with France.
Growing discontent over issues such as enclosure, and the breakdown of traditional village communities.
Who did H8 sever his relationship with in name and authority?
Roman Catholic Church.
Who did H8 remain faithful to the teachings of?
The teachings of Rome and had them embedded in the foundation of the Church of England.
What did H8 dissolve meaning they could not be recovered?
The monasteries.
Who was Edward Somerset, Duke of Somerset?
Brother of E6’s mother Jane. He had risen through the ranks under H8 through his military skill. He was a protestant reformer and encouraged to make sweeping changes to the English Church.
How much did Somerset earn through debasing the coinage?
£537,000 but inflation rose as a result.
What was the economy like under Somerset?
Rising population outstripped resources, poor harvest in 1548, food prices rose dramatically, value of wages fell by 50% between 1540 and 1550.
What did Somerset do about enclosure?
Appointed commissioners to investigate enclosure, introduced a tax upon sheep in 1548 in an attempt to curb enclosure.
What caused the Kett’s rebellion in 1549?
Sheep tax, inflation, unemployment, a poor harvest, increases in rent and the impact of enclosure.
Why did the Kett’s rebels think they would have Somerset’s support?
If they tore down local enclosures.
What did Kett’s rebels think about the clergy?
They were poorly educated and not good enough to advance Protestantism.
Who was Robert Kett?
A local landowner who led the rebellion and mobs that took over Norwich.
How did the Kett’s rebellion end?
Edward and Somerset sent down an army and took back the city, around 3000 rebels died. Kett was hung alive in chains from Norwich castle and left to rot.