Unit 3 - The Mid-Tudor Crisis Flashcards
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When did Edward VI become king?
1547
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How old was Edward VI when he became king?
9
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Name four challenges Edward VI inherited from Henry VIII?
Religious divide in England because of the Reformation
Debt
Factional rivalry in the court
Costly wars
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What was set up through Henry VIIIs will to govern during Edward VIs minority?
Regency Council
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How many members were included in the Regency Council?
16 with 12 extra if needed
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What balance needed to be found in the country?
Religious balance between the Protestants and Catholics
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What was the government most interested in at the start of Edward VIs reign?
Order and security
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How was order and security enforced during Edward VIs reign?
The Church - Archbishop Cranber’s homily on obedience
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Who rose to become Lord Protector?
Somerset
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How did Somerset undermine the Council?
He was personal in his policies, which slowly sidelined the Council and made them obsolete
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What evidence is there to suggetst hat Somerset employed an authortarian style of government?
76 proclomations in a two-year window
He kept a dry-stamp of Edward VIs signature which allowed him to do this
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When and how did Somerset’s time in charge end?
1549 - a coup was led by the Earl of Warwick that removed him from power
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Who replaced Somerset?
Northumberland
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How did Northumberland’s approch differ from Somerset’s?
He regularly met with the Council
Less proclomations were made unless they were based on Parlimentary Statues
He appointed William Cecil Secetary of the Council
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What unfortunate developments occured during Northumberland’s time as Lord President of the Council?
Bad harvests
Aftermath of rebellions during Somerset’s time in charge (social discontent)
Sweating sickness
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How many acts did Parliment pass in the two sessions under Edward VI?
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What does this tell us about royal authority at the time?
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How did relations with Frace develop?
Positive - The Treaty of Angers [1551] was signed, which promised a marriage between Edward VI and one of Henry IIs daughters
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How did relations with Scotland develop?
Declined - Somerset was adement on a dynastic union between Mary Stuart and Edward VI, building garrisons on that English-Scottish boarder that enforce his policy which cost £580K across a two-year window to keep open. This deepened the Scottish public’s resentment for the English
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How did relations with Ireland develop?
**Uneasy overall - **There was no royal control in Ireland beyond The Pale; £250K was spent sending English settlers to Ireland to gain control over the county
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How did relations with Spain develop?
**Declined - **Somerset pretended to be a religious conservative as to keep relations friendly: Northumberland was threatened with war by Spain if Mary was forced to follow the Law of Conformity
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Who was more effective as a leader: Somerset or Northumberland?
**Somerset: **Acted as a ‘quasi-king’ who undermined the need of a council. Despite this, he acheived a lot with the role of Lord Protector with his dry-stamp of Edward VIs signature
**Northumberland: **He reduced spending in foreign affairs, but was threatened with war by countries such as Spain
