Edward - Government

Question 1

What were 3 main issues in the context of Edwards accession?

Answer 1

The country divided on religious grounds
Crown Finance ruined by Henrys expensive wars
Debasement of the cionage= inflation

Question 2

What did Henry set up to rule until Edward was an adult?

Answer 2

The Regency Council - rule via majority

Question 3

How many men were in the Regency Council?

How were they split?

Answer 3

16 men in the Regency Council with 12 extra men to assist if necessary.
Balance of Protestants (Cramner/ Herford) and religious conservatives (Earl of Southampton and Lord St John)

Question 4

What was the reality of the Regency council?

Answer 4

They deligated rule to Herford

Question 5

Who were the two rulers in this period?

Answer 5

Duke of Somerset

Duke of Northumberland

Question 6

When did Somerset rule?

What title did he have in government?

Answer 6

1547-1549

Lord Protector

Question 7

When did Northumberland rule?

What title did he have in government?

Answer 7

1550-1553

Lord President of the Council

Question 8

What act did Somerset pass in relation to the poor?
When was it passed
Describe what it meant

Answer 8

Vagrency Act 1547
If able-bodied person was unemployed for 3 days = branded with V and sold into slavery for 2 years, their children sold off as apprentices

Question 9

What law did Somerset pass in relation to enclosure to try and solve the problem?

Answer 9

The Sheep tax

- made smaller farmers struggle

Question 10

What did Northumberland do in respect to the Vagrency act and sheep tax created by Somerset?

Answer 10

Repealed them

Question 11

When was the new treason laws passed?

Answer 11

1550

Question 12

What did the Spring Council announce in relation to Edward becoming an adult?
Why?

Answer 12

Edward would meet majority at 16 not 18 after involvement in governing

Question 13

Edward had been sitting in on Privy Council meetings since he was

Answer 13

Edward had been sitting in on Privy Council meetings since he was 14

Question 14

By 1547 how much monastic land was sold?

Answer 14

1/2

Question 15

How did Somerset deal with debasment ?

Answer 15

Carried on debasment to fund wars

gained £537,000

Question 16

How much were debts reduced to by 1553 under Northumberland?

Answer 16

180,000

Question 17

How was Antwerp debt sucessfully dealt with 
By whom
What did he do 
How long did it take to pay off debt
How much was interest

Answer 17

Sir Thomas Gresham
travelled the channel 40x in a few months
removed debt in 2 years
12% interest ( Emperor got 16%)

Question 18

When was the coup to take control from Somerset?

Did they get support from Mary?

Answer 18

August 1549

Failed to gain Marys support