The stability of the Monarchy (E+M) Flashcards
Issues of Edward VI’s age
he couldn’t rule alone and there had been a bad history of previous child monarchs (Richard III and Princes in the tower)
The weaknesses in government and finance inherited from Henry VIII
Government in debt
Debasement + inflation
He had £100000 debt
Spent £600000 on War
Somerset’s seizure of power
Jane Seymour was his sister
Didn’t understand economics and debasement
Issues of Mary Tudor’s gender and age
First Queen Problems with succession and having children- phantom pregnancies Very misogynistic + afraid of women Quite old for Queen Can't lead army (John Knox)
Lady Jane Grey, Northumberland and the device for the succession in 1553
Northumberland married his son to LJG
He would remain Lord Protector
Remain protestant so Edward changed the succession
Queen for 9 days
Mary securing the throne
she asked for help from the Holy Roman Empire
She pronounced herself Queen of East Anglia
Gained support as ‘true monarch’
Marriage of Mary Tudor and Philip of Spain, and it’s failure
Phillip most powerful man in Europe
Simon Renard organised the wedding and marriage treaty
Treaty robbed Phillip of power and he disliked that
She had phantom pregnancies- wasn’t possible
He was rarely in England
The peaceful succession in 1558
Had been jailed Feb 1554-May 1554
But she had written all but her own children from the succession so Elizabeth was the only choice
Faction and its impact during the rule of Somerset and Northumberland
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Somerset control of government
His house became new government
Had quasi-royal powers + passed over 70 proclamations
Could dismiss and appoint privy councillors
Somerset and economics, finance and debasement
public didn’t understand economics
inflation began due to debasement
Northumberland control of government
Didn’t like that Somerset alienated the government
Went to Somerset as a friend then when he betrayed him, had him executed in 49
Northumberland and economics, finance and the problem of debasement
He ended debasement
He hired Paulet, a talented treasurer + limited household expenditures
The government of Mary Tudor
'adequate' financial record debts still increased from £185000 to £300000 went to War with France forced people to pay debt Army + Navy ships increased
