Killer Facts Flashcards
who was somerset
- Edward Seymor, duke of Somerset
- eldest brother of jane seymour, hviii wife therefor evi uncle
- lord protector from 1547 - 49
- protestant
- popular with the common people but his policies angered the gentry - overthrown
what happened during somersets reign
in power from 1547-49
1. 4th may 1547 thomas seymour married katherine parr
2. 10th september 1547 battle of pinkie - english victory over the scots -es hoped to make alliance so betrothement between evi and mary q of s could go ahead
3. 16t jan 1549 thomas seymour was arrested for plotting to marry princess elizabeth and abduct king edward
4. introduced the first book of common prayer- imposed by an act of uniformity in 1549 - stirred up the western rebellion
repealed hviii’s heresy laws: made it treason to attack the kings leadership of the church
Problems from the previous reign
Continuation of the wars with France and Scotland
Religious reform
More revenue needed
1547
Treason Act
Repealed act of six articles
Chantries act
1547
The plate from chantries was sent to make coins
1543-1551 silver content reduced to 25%
Vagrant act and public order
1547
Somersets reputation as a reformer and a friend to the people is questioned here
Foreign policy
Strongly influenced by the situation Henry had left behind
Scotland
Sent 4000 troops to Scotland in 1547
France
Somerset strengthened cAlais, boulogne and newhaven
First act of uniformity
1549
Ordered clergy to use Protestant practises
Western rebellion
Caused by first prayer book
Change was widely unpopular in Devon and Cornwall, Catholic areas
2000 rebels killed
How Protestant was England by 1549
Unrest led to the fall of Somerset in 1549
Moves to implement Protestantism was slow and met opposition at grassroots
Somerset and proclaimations
Used 70 in almost three years
A F Pollard
Somerset was motivated to help the poor
Ketts rebellion
16,000 rebels
Put down by Warwick.
Somerset lost the nobles support
