Somerset Flashcards
What percentage of the country was Catholic under Somerset?
80%
Who were protestants amongst Somersets Council?
-Somerset
-Cranmer (ArchBishop of Canterbury)
Who were conservatives in Somersets Council?
- Wriothesely
-Lord St John
What is the name of the Battle that Somerset invaded Scotland with ?
- The Battle of Pinkie Sept 1547
How many people contributed in the Western Rebellion of June 1549
- 5-6,000
In which rebellion were there 16,000 members?
- Ketts Rebellion July 1549
How did Somerset loose authority over the BOP?
-He was stopped by the Privy Council
-Earl of Warick gained support after he put down the Ketts Rebellion and schemed to depose somerset
Who is Southampton?
-Rivalled Somerset under Henry 8
-Conspired with nobles to depose somerset in Aug 1549
-Arrested by Somerset
How many royal proclamations did Somerset make?
-77
What did Henry 8th will say which Somerset intended to follow?
-A marriage between Edward VI & MQS
How did Somerset force Scotland into submission of Henry’s Will?
- By garrionising forts
What year did Mary QOS flee and marry the French heir?
-August 1548
Name 3 Laws imposed by Somerset and what they did;
- Treason Act; removed religious restrictions caused by the 6 Articles, led to an attack on Catholicism
-Vagrancy Act; anyone who could work and wasn’t labelled a V and sold into slavery for 2 years, some local authorities refused to enforce.
-Dissolution of the Chanceries; Chanceries melted to fund war, and worsened the DOC
What did the Religious Injunctions of 1547 do?
-Attacked popular features of Catholicism; Ash Wednesday ect
When was the Denunciation of Images in London and what did it do?
-February 1547
Who wrote the First Book of Common Prayer 1549 and what did it say?
-Cramner
-Implement uniform in religious services
What were the three main issues the economy faced in 1547?
- Inflationary Pressures
- Enclosures and Harvest Failures
- Taxation
How did Somerset attempt to deal with Inflationary Issues?
- He continued the Denunciation of the Coinage, which only provided short term success
How did Somerset deal with enclosures and harvest failures ?
- Initiated a commission to investigate enclosures and then provided a proclamation against them.
- This angered landowners and was essentially pointless as the rate of enclosures was declining anyways.
How did Somerset deal with Taxation?
- Introduced sheep tax to deter the use of enclosures in 1548.
- Taxing what everyone is using which angered most of population.
When was the poor harvest during Edward’s reign?
1548
Details of the Western Rebellion 1549?
- Led by Humphrey Arundell and Robert Welsh
-7000 Rebels and 4000 killed
-Key battles included Battle of Stanford & Battle of Clyth Heath - Russel led an army of 8000 and put down rebels with help of German Mercenaries
Details of Ketts Rebellion 1549?
-Led by Robert Kett
-15000 rebels captured Norwich which was the 2nd largest city at the time
-1st Aug; Battle of Marquious where the rebels were victorious
-Battle of Dusindale; 3000 rebels killed by John Dudley (EON) on 26th Aug.
Why did the Western Rebellion begin?
- ‘Prayer Book Rebellion’ ; Book of Common Prayer 1549
- Deep religious grievances
Why did the Ketts rebellion Begin? (East Anglia)
- Less focus on religious discontent
- Deep class antagonism
- Hatred of local officials
