Sources - Boy King/Somerset/Northumberland Flashcards
STABILITY OF THE MONARCHY
STABILITY OF THE MONARCHY
What did Henry’s will state about who would rule after his death?
A 16 man regency council
Who seized power instead of a regency council being set up?
Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset
How did Somerset rule?
By proclamations
How many proclamations did Somerset pass in 18 months?
77 proclamations
Who, for the first 2 years of Somerset’s protector ship, plotted against him?
His brother, Thomas Seymour
What was Somerset’s attempt at enclosure reform, which backfired and lest to unrest in 1549?
Hale’s Commission 1548
What saw Somerset as the ‘Good Duke’?
The peasantry
What act repealed under Somerset caused religious chaos?
Treason Act 1547
Who were the 3 members of the anti-Somerset faction on the Privy Council?
- William Paget
- Thomas Wriothesley
- Earl of Warwick (N’land)
Why did William Paget oppose Somerset?
He thought Somerset was incompetent
Why did Thomas Wriothesley oppose Somerset?
Somerset had sacked him as Lord Chancellor
Why was Warwick part of the anti-Somerset faction?
He saw an opportunity for a power grab
When did the Earl of Warwick lead an army of 14,000 to defeat Kett’s Rebellion at the Battle of Dussindale?
27th August 1549
When did Somerset retreat to Hampton Court, after losing his hold in power?
5th October 1549
