Chapter 16

Question 1

How stable was edward + northumberland authority by end of 1552

Answer 1

• northumberland secure authority over Political Nation
• health began to deterioate in edward’s last six months

Question 2

what made edward and northumberlands attempts to block mary from the throne so hard

Answer 2

1554 Third Act of Succession meant throne would go to mary and if no heirs elizabeth, and it had been ratified by Parlimanet

Question 3

mary’s actions during protestant reformation

Answer 3

More devote - heard mass many times a day

Question 4

fears of edward northumberland and privy council if mary take throne

Answer 4

• marry foreign prince
• england become satillite state
• catholic reformation
• she was a woman - LJG with Guilford less of a worry

Question 5

How was LJG made more suitable to be next in line to throne

Answer 5

Married to Guilford Dudley - northumberlands son - may 1553

Question 6

formal attempt to block mary from throne and why failed

Answer 6

• edward drew up a devyse enabling LJG to take throne to protect protestant church
• letters patent drawn up as Northumberland and Privy council support it
• devyse not regonised, as it hadn’t been ratified by parliament

Question 7

edwards’ personal reasons for wanting to block mary

Answer 7

secure his protestant church

Question 8

when edward die and who queen

Answer 8

6th July 1553 - Jane proclaimed Queen

Question 9

mary shrewd

Answer 9

travelled from residence in Hertfordshire to livings of those she knew would support her

Question 10

why people support mary right to be queen

Answer 10

• respected Parliamentary legislation
• right of Tudor to rule
• devote Catholics

Question 11

how did northumberland attempt to prevent mary from getting support

Answer 11

• rode with guilford and robert dudley into caimbridge with 3000 men
• sacked property belonging to mary

Question 12

when mary proclaimed queen

Answer 12

19th july 1553, by councillers who remained in London

Question 13

what made it easier for mary to ride into london with supporters

Answer 13

northumberland had left london

Question 14

fall of northumberland

Answer 14

tried on 18th AUgust 1553 and esecuted

Question 15

consequence of attempting to avoid mary succession for guilford and Ljg

Answer 15

found guilty of high-treason and kept in tower of london

Question 16

argument why if edward lived longer would protestant succession have been more likely, even if mary took throne

Answer 16

whole generation groiwing up with new Prayer Book may have reduced support for Catholic monarch