Edward VI - Somerset's Government Flashcards
1
Q
How old was Edward in 1547?
A
9 years old
2
Q
Name Protestants on Edward’s Council
A
- Archbishop Cranmer
- Edward Seymour (Earl of Hertford)
3
Q
Name the key Catholic on Edward’s Council
A
- Wriothesley (Earl of Southampton)
4
Q
Who initially conspired against Somerset?
A
Thomas Seymour (Somerset’s Brother)
5
Q
Month/Year of Warwick & Southampton’s plot
A
August 1549
6
Q
Why was there a standoff between Somerset & plotters?
A
Somerset had the King
7
Q
Where did Somerset flee with Edward?
A
Windsor
8
Q
Why was Somerset a war hero?
A
Involved in ‘Rough Wooing’
9
Q
How much money had Henry spent on wars?
A
£2.1 million
10
Q
Number of Somerset’s Royal Proclamations
A
77 in 2 years
11
Q
What did Somerset dissolve?
A
Chantries
12
Q
Terms of Vagrancy Act
A
- if not working for 3 days = 2 years slavery
- repeat offenders = permanent slavery
13
Q
How did conspirators end standoff with Somerset?
A
Promised he would not be harmed (given council position)
14
Q
Name & date Cranmer’s Homily
A
On ‘Obedience’ in 1547
