Edwardian Government Flashcards
What led Somerset to continue a heavy military expenditure?
His overriding concern with the Scottish war
How much did campaigns against Scotland between 1547 and 1549 cost?
£580,000
What did Somerset do about debasement?
Nothing, the practice was continued
When was Somerset’s enclosure commission established and whom was it under?
established in 1548 under John Hales
What did June 1548 proclamations regarding enclosures state?
all anti enclosure statutes were to be enforced
What was to happened under the Vagrancy Act of 1547?
- abled bodied persons who had been out of work for 3 days were to be branded with a V and sold into slavery for 2 years.
- Children to be taken from their parents and made to work as apprentices
Why was the Vagrancy Act of 1547 seen as necessary ?
The number of poor people was increasing and the poor were becoming more mobile in response to developing towns such as London
What did Parliament do under Somerset?
Continued to meet regularly and was used to pass religious laws, but not to establish or destroy the protectorate
How did Somerset rule and how was he able to do this?
By proclamation, he had control of the privy seal and the dry stamp
What did Somerset do with regards to the Privy Council?
He effectivly bypassed it
Where did the Privy Council meet under Somerset?
Somerset house, his residence rather than royal palaces
What was the result of rising population?
Contributed to inflation and put pressure on resources
What became illegal in 1548 and why?
Level of disorder had grown to such a level that spreading rumours became illegal as did unlawful assembly
What did the governments policy towards enclosures lead people to believe?
Peasants believed that the government was genuinely protecting them and deeply worried the landed classes
What happened to the 1547 Vagrancy Act under Northumberland?
it was repealed, however its provisions for the care of the disabled were retained
