Mary and Edward

Question 1

How old was Edward when he was crowned king?

Answer 1

Nine

Question 2

What was the book of Homiles?

Answer 2

Book of 32 model sermons

Question 3

When were chantries dissolved?

Answer 3

1547

Question 4

What were the dates of Edwards prayer books?

Answer 4

1549 + 1552

Question 5

What did the Act of Uniformity do?

Answer 5

Enforced the prayer books and make it law.

Question 6

What were the forty two articles?

Answer 6

Summarised the doctrine of the protestant church.

Question 7

Why were the forty two articles never enforced?

Answer 7

Edward died.

Question 8

When was the 2nd act of uniformity passed?

Answer 8

1552

Question 9

What were the causes of the western rebellion?

Answer 9

Religion, failings of local govt., personality clashes.

Question 10

What were the western rebel demands?

Answer 10

Mass in Latin, sacraments to be hung over the altar and worshipped, holy bread and water on Sunday, images to be hung in church, old prayer book to be used until Edward was 16. Using six articles. basically keeping everything the same.

Question 11

What was enclosure?

Answer 11

Common land was split into sections with gates/fences. This meant that sheep could only be grazed in certain areas.

Question 12

What caused Kett’s rebellion?

Answer 12

Economic (rent, enclosure), Protest against Somerset, Protest against local government, personality clashes.

Question 13

When does Somerset fall from power?

Answer 13

31st October 1549

Question 14

Who was Somerset’s successor?

Answer 14

John Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick - became 1st Duke of Northumberland.

Question 15

What was Northumberland?

Answer 15

Lord President from 1551 (not immediately after Somerset!!)

Question 16

When does Edward die?

Answer 16

6th July 1553

Question 17

When does Mary become queen?

Answer 17

Inherits crown on 6th July 1553, beats LJG on 19th July 1553.

Question 18

What was Edwards devise?

Answer 18

Named LJG as his successor, by removing Mary + Elizabeth

Question 19

Who was Charles V?

Answer 19

Most powerful political figure in west. King of Spain, Holy Roman emperor, Philips dad, Mary’s cousin.

Question 20

What was the Act of Repeal?

Answer 20

Nullified all religious legislation under Edward.

Question 21

What year were the Heresy laws passed?

Answer 21

1554

Question 22

What were Mary’s royal injunctions?

Answer 22

Remove married clergy, suppress married clergy, re-ordain clergy, restore holy days.

Question 23

Who were Latimer and Ridley?

Answer 23

Anglican bishops burned as heretics.

Question 24

What was the difference between Mary’s first act of repeal and the second?

Answer 24

The second undid all anti-papal legislation since 1529.

Question 25

When was Wyatt's rebellion?

Answer 25

1554

Question 26

What were the causes of Wyatt's rebellion?

Answer 26

Marriage, Fear of a foreigner, decline of cloth trade in Kent, Female rule, local political instability, religous reasons

Question 27

Who was Wyatt?

Answer 27

Born in 1521, son of Sir Thomas Wyatt - who was a poet and English ambassador to Spain. Thomas Wyatt the younger (leader of rebellion) was MP for Kent from 1547. Lead the Wyatt rebellion in 1554.

Question 28

What did Wyatt do wrong with his attack?

Answer 28

The events moved to fast and he was forced to attack two months earlier than he had planned. He also told Edward Courtney, who confessed and told Mary.

Question 29

Who was Pole?

Answer 29

Senior priest forced into exile after opposing Henry's religious changes. Returned to England during reign of Mary and was Archbishop of Canterbury.

Question 30

When was the book of Homilies published?

Answer 30

1547

Question 31

What did Mary do right to defeat Wyatt?

Answer 31

She gave a rousing speech within the Guildhall in which she said "I, being your lady and mistress, do as earnestly and tenderly love and favour you.". This united the Londoners against Wyatt. Mary did not use Spanish troops as these would have fuelled anger against the marriage. Mary waited in London instead of going to Kent.

Question 32

What were other factors in Wyatt?

Answer 32

The French did not invade, Protestants did not get involved, the Duke of Norfolk failed to stop the rebels.

Question 33

What route did the Wyatt rebels take?

Answer 33

Maidstone, Rochester, Cooling Castle, Southward, Kingstone, Ludgate.

Question 34

How many people did Mary burn at the stake?

Answer 34

284. 222 men and 51 women. She also burnt more working class men than gentry.

Question 35

When was Henry's Third Act of Succession

Answer 35

1546 - When Henry was dying (thus preparing for the event that Edward dies w/out kids