Edward VI under Northumberland

Question 1

How did Northumberland rise to power?

Answer 1

crushed Ketts, immediately negotiated with leaders, blamed Somerset for rebellions he was taken into custody Oct 1549

Question 2

How did he change govt?

Answer 2

preferred parliament, restored Privy Council to centre, created small inner committee, enlarged council membership to 33, selected loyal councillors of military xp

Question 3

When was coinage debased for last time?

Answer 3

May 1551

Question 4

Crown lands sold

Answer 4

£140,000 voted unwillingly by Parliament

Question 5

1552 coinage

Answer 5

reissued with same silver content as 1527

Question 6

financial situation received from Somerset

Answer 6

spent £1.4 mil on war and sold £800,000 crown lands. Govt virtually bankrupt

Question 7

How much money was borrowed for royal household?

Answer 7

£50,000

Question 8

How much was borrowed from continental bankers?

Answer 8

£243,000

Question 9

Second Act of Uniformity

Answer 9

March 1552 offence not to attend CofE services

Question 10

New Treason Act

Answer 10

1552 offence to question royal supremacy or any articles of faith of the English church

Question 11

Cranmers Book of Common Prayer

Answer 11

became official basis for services. removed all traces of Catholicism, eucharist clearly defined, priests have plain clothes, restriction on church music

Question 12

Survey of temporary wealth

Answer 12

1552 survey of bishops and senior clergy. estimated lands had a capital value £1.09 mil, some property transferred to crown. Commissioners sent out to draw up inventories and begin removal of all gold and silver plate

Question 13

What was repealed (socio economic)

Answer 13

vagrancy act and sheep tax 1550

Question 14

Poor law

Answer 14

1552 did nothing to help able bodied but easier for parish + town authorities to aid ages and infirm and crippled

Question 15

enclosure

Answer 15

existing laws were rigorously enforced

Question 16

what was protected by acts (socio economic)

Answer 16

arable farming and stopping charging excessive interest on debts

Question 17

What led to Treaty of Boulogne?

Answer 17

french broke lines of communication with Calais and Boulogne so English fleet defeated French ships in battle of Channel Islands so English had control of channel but couldn’t afford army to lift siege

Question 18

Treaty of Boulogne

Answer 18

1550 England withdrew for ransom 400,000 crowns and had to remove remaining garrisons from Scotland unless provoked

Question 19

Outcome of Treaty of Boulogne

Answer 19

second half of treaty unpaid as England resisted pressure to join french invasion of Netherlands March 1552

Question 20

HRE

Answer 20

April 1550 allowed Catholic inquisition to arrest heretics in Netherlands. English merchants outraged, modified to exclude foreigners but helped fall of Antwerp cloth market. Only in December did Charles make any attempt to restore trading relations

Question 21

Agreement with Scotland

Answer 21

March 1552 agreed border be restored to line before Henry VIII Scottish campaigns

Question 22

Devyse of the Succession

Answer 22

based on Henry declaring Mary and Liz illegitimate, their rights had been restored but there was still confusion. Northumberland argued for Lady Jane Grey who married his son 6 weeks earlier