Edward, Somerset, Northumberland

Question 1

How did duke of Somerset keep authority (3)

Answer 1

Awarded supporters and himself
Promotions within the peerage + substantial grants of crown lands

Question 2

How much did French pay for boulogne in 1549

Answer 2

133,333

Question 3

Style of gov under Somerset (5)

Answer 3

Regency council abolished within a week
Used more proclamations than any other Tudor monarch = 70 in over 3 years
Obtained sole custody of dry stamp
Used own household servants as gov officials
Effectively by-passed the pricy council

Question 4

Style of government under Northumberland (5)

Answer 4

Used the privy council = revival of gov by council
Reorganised gov + council to secure position
Staffed household with own men who controlled access to Edward
Lord president of council = fix agendas and bar councillors
Assumed kings power to create new councillors

Question 5

When was there a coup + why (3)

Answer 5

1549
Religious policy = catholics opposed
FP = failed in Scotland and France declared war

Question 6

Coup - what happened + dates (2)

Answer 6

September: somersets new council opposed + 2500 men against him
10 October: surrendered + on 14th he was imprisoned

Question 7

What was the Devyse (3)

Answer 7

Plan to alter succession
Lady Jane grey to be next monarch
June 1553 M +E considered illegitimate but Edward died before before parliament could meet to ratify chnages

Question 8

When did Edward die

Answer 8

6 July 1553

Question 9

What was somersets main FP strategy (3)

Answer 9

Defeat Scot’s in battle
Build number of garrisons in borders
Force Scot’s into submission

Question 10

Somersets plan unravel FP (4)

Answer 10

Deafest Scot’s at battle of Pinkie 1547
1547-49 = 25 garrisons and 14 planned
Forts = expensive to garrison
English couldn’t capture castles in Dunbar and edinborough

Question 11

What did French do + dates (3++)

Answer 11

June 1548 = 1000 French troops landed in ediborough
Captured Mary queen of Scots took her to France to marry the dauphin
Prospect of war with France in 1549

Question 12

How did Northumberland deal with FP (3)

Answer 12

Stopped war with France
Sold Boulogne back to France = 133,333
Abandoned garrisons in Scotland

Question 13

How many times did Somerset use great seal during his 2 years in charge

Answer 13

76

Question 14

What act did Somerset introcue to deal with poor + when

Answer 14

1547
Vagrancy act

Question 15

What was + when the poor law (3)

Answer 15

Parish had responsibility of poor
Compulsory contributions ordered
15g2

Question 16

How much did war in Scotland cost

Answer 16

580,000

Question 17

Extra tax - Somerset when

Answer 17

1549
5% tax on personal property

Question 18

What was the vagrancy act (2)

Answer 18

1547
Able bodied person out of work for 3 days were branded with a ‘V’ and sold into slavery for 2 years