Edward Flashcards
(30 cards)
Who did the Third Succession Act 1543 leave the throne to?
Edward then Mary then Elizabeth
What had previous Succession Acts said?
The first said that Mary was illegitimate, then Elizabeth in the second
What did Henry establish to support Edward?
The regency council :a balanced council made up of Reformists (led by Seymour - later the Duke of Somerset) and the Catholics (Norfolk and Gardiner).
Who became more powerful as a result of Henry VIII’s death being kept quiet for a few days?
Somerset
What were the problems with a minor becoming king?
There were worries He would be unable to lead troops in battle
Other states might look to exploit the weaknesses of a minor and attack
England might return to civil war
He would be unable to control factional struggles
There were concerns that, in an age of personal monarchy, that it would be difficult for a minor to be portrayed as powerful or adept in the military
Who was Somerset?
Edward seymour
Who was in the Anti-Somerset faction?
Paget, Northumberland and Wriothesley.
How did Somerset lose his power?
After the 1549 unrest and pressure from the anti somerset faction, He retreated to Hampton court with Edward. On 5th October 1549 he summoned loyal subjects there to defend him and the king but he moved the next day to Windsor with Edward. However Edward fell ill, claimed he was prisoner, and abandoned his uncle. Edward stated that Somerset had threatened riots if he was removed from power. Although Somerset denied this, he could not contradict the king and within a week was removed.
Who triumphed from the fall of Somerset?
John Dudley/ northumberland/ warwick
When was Somerset executed?
22 January 1552
What religion was Edward
protestant
What religion were most people in the country?
catholic
What religious change was introduced in July 1547?
July 1547 the Book of Homilies, giving model sermons, and Erasmus’ Paraphrases were introduced into all churches
Dissolution of the chantries
What language did services have to be in by 1547?
English
What was removed from churches by 1547?
Superstitious images were removed,
What was the impact of the Treason Act being repealed?
led to more radical views, as well as unrest. This was followed by attacks on alters and images, which were seen as iconoclastic
What religious act was passed in January 1549?
The Act of Uniformity was passed in January 1549
What changes were ordered as a result of this? (Act of Uniformity)
ordered the use of a number of Protestant practices:
Sacraments were just communion, baptism, confirmation, marriage and burial
Clergy could marry
Singing for the souls of the dead was ended
Holy Communion, matins and evensong were in English
Laity could take communion in both kinds
When were the second prayer book and second Act of Uniformity introduced?
1553
Was everyone in the country protestant when Edward died
England was legally Protestant, but that does not mean everyone in the country accepted the views.
What evidence is there that a conversion to protestantism wasn’t easy?
imposing the changes was not easy and this was seen by legislation to remove images.
July 1547: royal injunctions ordered the removal of supersitiouc images
February 1548: all images to be removed
December 1548: a proclamation ordered all remaining images to be destroyed
What caused the Western Rebellion?
The changes to the prayer book, religious changes to Protestantism that changes rites and practices and rising inflation
What did the Western rebels demand?
The restoration of the Six Articles
Mass in Latin
Holy bread and water, psalms and ashes to be restored
Images to be restored
Prayers for the souls of the dead
What do wills show about the support for religious changes?
they show little support for the changes, except in London, the south-east and East Anglia. Even the Kent preambles show that only 8% were Protestant in 1549.
