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1547 |
- Henry VIII died
-Edward VI became king
-Lord Somerset seized reins of power |
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1547 - Somerset |
- Somerset took control of regency and privy council
- named himself as Lord Protectir of Edward VI
- resentment in Prvy council towards protectorate (no guarantee of success)
- reflected in the people. Widespread breakdown of law and order
-Archbishop Cranmer wrote "Homily on Obedience" which stressed the morale and religious importance of respecting monarch |
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1547 - Somerset's foreign policy |
- he had an aggressive approach to Scotland
- wanted to bring up the ancient claim to suzerainty from Edward I
- Intended to unite crowns of England and Scotland by marrying off Mary Queen of Scots and Edward VI
- invaded Scotland and won the battle of Pinkie
- failed to capture strategically beneficiant castles (Dunbar and Edinburgh)
- left the Firth of the Forth in-blockaded and in-garrisoned and so the French were able to relieve edinburgh this way
- Somerset had underestimated France and Scotland's relationship
- led to the constant threat of a French invasion from the south of England
- heightened resentments towards his autocratic style of government |
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1547 - Financial state |
- this war was expensive
- £537,000 was raised to fund it
- this was done by debasing the coinage
- caused heightened inflationary issues
- added social distress |
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Religious policy under Edward VI (Somerset) |
- a considerable move towards Protestantism
- Somerset welcomed minds such as John Hooper and Thomas Becon |
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John Hooper and Thomas Becon |
JH - proponent in English reformation, and an English churchman
TB - protestant reformer |
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Religious policies(1547)/Book of Common Prayer(1549) |
- the new and modebate Book of Common Prayer was written by Archbishop Cranmer
- it was significantly different than the previous Book of Common Prayer which was written in Latin
- this new Book of Common Prayer was in English and established a single form of church service |
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1547- Religious policy |
-Somerset's time in power saw a sustained attack on traditional Catholic religion particularly in London
-Ridley began to denounce images of saints |
