Edward VI - Ascension Flashcards

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Date of Henry’s death

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28th Jan 1547

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Keeping Henry’s death secret

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

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  • 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
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Significant economic issues

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