Tudors - Edward and Somerset Flashcards
When was the Third Succession Act made?
1543
What was the Third Succession Act?
- Made by Henry in 1543
- Meant that when Henry died, Edward would become King and if Edward died without heirs the crown would go to Mary and then Elizabeth
What was the Regency Council?
- set up by Henry to for Edward as his was a minor
- it had 16 men, 8 catholics and 8 protestants to prevent conflict and create a balance for Edward
Who was in the Regency Council?
Edward Seymour (lord protector, Jane’s brother, reformist, Somerset)
John Dudley (2nd lord protector)
Thomas Cranmer (archbishop of Canterbury)
Paget (controlled who and what reached the King)
Wriothesley (Catholic)
Who was written out/ removed from the Regency Council?
Gardiner and Howard who were both catholic - created an imbalance
- Howard had been arrested and Gardiner was expelled from the Regency council
What were Seymour’s two changes to the Regency Council?
Council had full power and authority to take whatever action necessary for the good of the country while Edward was under 18
Council were allowed to give gifts and titles intended for people before Henry dies but had not been made official
Meant that:
Edward Seymour made himself Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector and to prevent opposition he gave titles and gifts to other councillors eg:
Dudley becomes Earl of Warwick
Thomas Seymour - Lord Seymour
Wriothesley - Earl of Southampton
What did Edward inherit (DRS) ?
D - debt - serious inflation and deficit
R - religious uncertainty - not clear how many were protestants
S - stability - privy council had established itself, less lawlessness
What was the royal injunction?
Where the Government began to review the state of the church through a royal visitation,which examined the clergy,the doctrine and the practices of the church.
When was the Book of homilies created?
1547
What was the Book of homilies?
A book of model sermons
When was the Chantries Act passed?
1547
What was the Chantries Act?
getting rid of people who prayed to the dead
When was the Treason Act repealed?
1547
What was the Treason Act?
Act where you could not challange the king
When was the six articles repealed?
1547
When was the Act of Uniformity passed?
1549
What was the Act of Uniformity
ordered clergy to use a number of protestant practices which had not been previously enforced.