Stability of the Monarchy Sources Flashcards
SOMERSET/EDWARD
SOMERSET/EDWARD
How did Somerset rule?
Via Proclamations
How many Proclamations did Somerset issue in 18 months?
77 in 18 months
What was Somerset’s failed attempt at enclosure reform?
Hale’s Commission
What did the peasantry see Somerset as?
The ‘Good Duke’
Who were the 3 members of the anti-Somerset faction in the Privy Council?
- Earl of Warwick
- William Paget
- Thomas Wriothesley
Why was Warwick part of the anti-Somerset faction?
He saw an opportunity to gain power
Why was William Paget part of the anti-Somerset faction?
Paget wanted good government
Why was Thomas Wriothesley part of the anti-Somerset faction?
Somerset had sacked him as Lord Chancellor
When did Warwick lead an army of 14,000 at the Battle of Dussindale?
27th August 1549
Where did Somerset take Edward on the 6th October 1549?
Windsor Castle
When did Somerset surrender?
15th October 1549
Who did Somerset’s daughter marry in June 1550?
Northumberland’s son
When was Somerset executed for felony?
22nd January 1552
LADY JANE GREY PLOT
LADY JANE GREY PLOT
When was the 1st Devise for the Succession drawn up?
Spring 1553
What did Edward call the 1st Devise?
‘My devise’
When did Northumberland’s son Lord Guildford Dudley marry Lady Jane Grey?
25th May 1553
When did Northumberland become Lord President of the Privy Council?
January 1550
When was the 2nd Devise drawn up?
21st June 1553
Who was made heir in the 2nd Devise?
Lady Jane Grey
When did Edward die?
6th July 1553
How many men in London signed the 2nd Devise in the 2 days after Edward’s death?
102 men, including the Privy Council
When was Edward’s death announced?
8th July 1553
When did Mary proclaim herself Queen and start acting like it?
9th July 1553
When did the Privy Council declare Lady Jane Grey queen?
10th July 1553
When did Charles V back Mary?
10th July 1553
When did Northumberland leave London to fight Mary?
13th July 1553
Where had Mary raised a small army?
East Anglia
When did the Privy Council refuse to send Northumberland reinforcements?
15th July 1553
When did Northumberland’s troops start to desert him?
17th July 1553
When did the Privy Council back Mary?
19th July 1553
Where and when did Northumberland surrender and declare Mary as the rightful Queen?
20th July 1553 in Cambridge
When did Mary arrive into London to cheering crowds?
3rd August 1553
What were lit in Oxford when Mary became Queen?
Chalices
When did Northumberland denounce Protestantism?
21st August 1553
When was Northumberland executed?
22nd August 1553
When was Lady Jane Grey executed?
12th February 1554
MARY GOVERNMENT
MARY GOVERNMENT
How large was Mary’s Privy Council?
Over 50 members
What was the faction of Catholic councillors who had been loyal to Mary whilst she was under house arrest?
Kenninghall faction
What was a sub-committee made up of 7 members?
Naval Sub-Committee
When was an inner council created?
1555
How many members sat on the Inner Council?
9
Who was impressed by the sub-committee system in Mary’s government?
Philip
What marriage candidate did Stephen Gardiner prefer?
Edward Courtenay
What marriage candidate did William Paget prefer?
Philip of Spain
When did Stephen Gardiner persuade Parliament to reject heresy laws drawn up by William Paget?
April 1554
When did Stephen Gardiner die?
1555
Who became the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1556?
Cardinal Pole
What 2 roles did Cardinal Pole have?
Chancellor of Oxford and Cambridge universities
