Edward VI - Ascension

Question 1

Date of Henry’s death

Answer 1

28th Jan 1547

Question 2

Keeping Henry’s death secret

Answer 2

• Kept from the public for three days. Negotiations involved:
• Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford and Duke of Somerset
• William Paget, Henry’s former diplomat

Question 3

The Great Debasement

Answer 3

• Wealth accumulated from monasteries and debasement of the coinage had allowed Henry to spend around £3.5m on wars with France
• 1522 - England is bankrupt. The Tudors never earn enough money for foreign conquest ever again

Question 4

Significant economic issues

Answer 4

• The Great Debasement
• Increased unemployment
• Poverty amongst the peasantry
• Enclosures