Historical opinion Flashcards
How did th PC describe Somerset?
Malice, evil, extreme
Revisionist view for Somerset
Rude Harsh Arrogant - Bush
Traditions view on somerset
“Somerset was a very great man” - WK Jordan
Somerset’s reign was…
“the closest Tudor England came to class war” - Guy
Somerset and religious images
“Somerset had blundered into a total ban on religious images in London, and he got away with it” - Haigh
Western rebellion origins
“to say the western rebellion was solely religious would be a vast simplification” - Fletcher
Traditionalist view of Northumberland
“the most unprincipled predator England had seen for centuries” - Hoskins
Northumberland and religion
“a flood tide of radicalism”
“grumbling, they sold off as much as their catholic past as they couldn’t hide or keep”
Duffy
Revisionist view for Northumberland
More honest and skilful than he’s given credit for - Loades
The devise…
Should be attributed to Edward not Northumberland - Hoak
Traditionalist view of Mary
Arrogant, assertive, stubborn, stupid - Elton
Conformity under Mary …
The great majority followed the example of their betters and conformed - Loades
Revisionist view of Mary
The country was as well governed as at any other time - Loades
Mary militia reforms…
A landmark in English military organisation - Guy
Mid Tudor crisis….
A mid Tudor crisis brought about by the rule of a minor and a woman - Russel
