11. Faction And The Fall Of Somerset

Question 1

What did Somerset lack?

Answer 1

The legitimacy of a king

Question 2

What was Somersets rule vulnerable to?

Answer 2

Factional rivalries

Question 3

Who was governed the country within weeks of Henry’s death?

Answer 3

Somerset with members of his own household

Question 4

Who was Sir Thomas Smith?

Answer 4

The only member of Somerset’s household who was appointed a member of the privy council

Question 5

Who was the only person who was from Somerset’s household who was appointed on the privy council?

Answer 5

Sir Thomas Smith

Question 6

How did Somerset reinforce his power?

Answer 6

By controlling the kings privy chamber through the appointment of his own supporter as chief gentleman

Question 7

Who was appointed chief gentleman?

Answer 7

Sir Michael Stanhope

Question 8

What did Thomas Seymour do?

Answer 8

-Tried to turn Edward against Somerset
-tried to plot with the Earl of Southampton against Somerset

Question 9

What happened to Seymour?

Answer 9

He was arrested for treason

Question 10

Why was Somerset unpopular?

Answer 10

Due to his style of government and policy failures, leading to his overthrow

Question 11

What happened when Northumberland replaced Somerset?

Answer 11

He was anxious to avoid the mistakes of Somerset, so called himself Lord President of the Council

Question 12

What were many of Northumberland’s key supporters in his coup?

Answer 12

Conservatives

Question 13

What did Somerset do to his conservative supporters?

Answer 13

He moved against them to ensure his own dominance

Question 14

What did Northumberland do over time?

Answer 14

He took more power

Question 15

What happened to presumed enemies?

Answer 15

They were removed from the council

Question 16

Who was an example of Northumberland’s presumed enemies?

Answer 16

Paget

Question 17

What happened to paget?

Answer 17

He was removed from the council and sent to the tower

Question 18

What reasons led to an anti Somerset faction?

Answer 18

-concern about the unrest of 1549
-somersets style of government

Question 19

When did the anti Somerset faction form?

Answer 19

Mid 1549

Question 20

Who was in the faction?

Answer 20

Warwick (later called Northumberland), paget, Southampton, and Wriothesley

Question 21

Who was opposed to Southampton’s religious changes?

Answer 21

Wriothesley and Southampton

Question 22

Who was concerned about the disorder?

Answer 22

Paget

Question 23

Who was motivated by the desire for personal achievement?

Answer 23

Warwick

Question 24

What happened in August 1549?

Answer 24

Warwick and Southampton, along with two other conservative nobleman, decided to move against Somerset

Question 25

Who were the two conservative noblemen who moved against Somerset?

Answer 25

Earl of Arundel and Lord St John

Question 26

What did the group that moved against Somerset do initially?

Answer 26

Tried to secure the support of Princess Mary, but she decided to steer clear of conspiracy

Question 27

What did Somerset do as he lost his grip on power?

Answer 27

He retreated to Hampton court palace

Question 28

What happened on the 5th October?

Answer 28

Somerset called on loyal subjects to defend him and the king

Question 29

What happened on the 6th October?

Answer 29

He moved to Windsor castle, taking Edward with him

Question 30

What did Edward complain about?

Answer 30

-complained about the cold -accused his uncle of treating him like a prisoner -claimed Somerset had threatened riots in the streets if he was removed from power

Question 31

What happened to Somerset now that Edward was against him?

Answer 31

He was removed from Windsor and arrested

Question 32

What did the council consist of?

Answer 32

Majority of religious conservatives who didn’t trust Warwick

Question 33

What did Warwick do to the council?

Answer 33

He brought in his own allies and removed opponents to create a Protestant majority

Question 34

What happened in early December?

Answer 34

There was rumours of a Catholic plot to remove Warwick

Question 35

What did Warwick do about the Catholic plot rumours?

Answer 35

He used it as an excuse to turn in the leading conservative councillors, arundel and Southampton, and they were dismissed in January 1550

Question 36

When was Warwick promoted to Duke of Northumberland?

Answer 36

October 1551

Question 37

How did Northumberland further secure his position?

Answer 37

He placed his own supporters in important positions around Edward

Question 38

What happened to Somerset?

Answer 38

He was released from jail and restored to the privy council. However he continued to plot against Warwick do was executed

Question 39

When was Somerset executed?

Answer 39

January 1552