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Edward VI
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1. Edward VI - years 1547-1553
of reign

2. How successful -Trying to turn king against Somerset
was the Som- -Called before Privy council, later broke into Hampton
erset regency court and shot Edward's dog, executed
- Thomas Sey- -Showed that his position is vulnerable and there is oppo-
mour sition

3. How successful -Wanted religious reform, pressure from council and re-
was the Somer- turning Protestants
set regency - Re- -But there are many Catholics still in the country who might
ligion rebel, alarm Catholic powers
-A full scale inquiry into the state of the Church of England
was launched, Protestant religious changes
-A reasonable policy BUT he pleased no-one and led to
rebellions and his fall

4. How successful -Henry VIII had arranged for the marriage of Edward and
was the Som- Mary Queen of Scots but the Scottish did not want it, made
erset regency - alliance with France
Marriage and war -New king, Henry II, sends 4000 troops to Scotland
with Scotland -Somerset plans joint naval and land invasion, doesn't get
as many troops as he wants
-Scotland defeated at Battle of Pinkie, controlled only bor-
der region
-Mary moves to France, Somerset withdraws troops for
rebellions
-Cost £600,000 and only made link stronger

5. How successful -Poor families in the Midlands and the south had lost land
was the Somer- when landlords had converted fields to sheep grazing
set regency - En- -Landowners resented the actions, particularly as they
closure had increased the tax on sheep and cloth already
-Set up a commission to investigate the legality of enclo-
sures
-However, the commission frustrated both poor and rich
and so came to nothing


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-Overall, didn't follow through and does nothing to help
inflation

6. Western rebel- -Some in the south west are concerned about the gentry
lion - 1549 gaining Church land after the Reformation
-This combined with inflation, population increase and
enclosure.
-William Body killed after he tries to remove Catholic stat-
ues
-Tore down enclosure fences, local rioting
-Forced Somerset to move troops from Scotland, defeated
in August
-Somerset didn't solve problems (Kett rebellion)

7. Kett rebellion - -Bad harvest, prices rising, idea that government was
1549 profiting from this
-Some were Protestants but most cared about enclosure
-Kett's property attacked, agreed to lead rebels, did not
march to London and ran a peaceful campaign near Nor-
wich with 15,000 men
-Finally put down by Earl of Warwick, 4000 deaths
-Government seemed paralysed and had given enemies
chance to strike, Somerset was arrested and executed

8. Kett and Western -Allowed to be unchecked for weeks
rebellions: Simi- -No intent to move on London
larities with PoG -Monastic land as cause
-Mixture of demands

9. Kett and Western -Kett was not religious, it was economic
rebellions: Differ- -PoG largest numerical, 40,000
ences with PoG -Western rebellion was violent
-Kett and Western brought down leader (Somerset)

10. Earl of Northum- -John Dudley, the Earl of Warwick had defeated Kett rebel-
berland (1551-53) lion., gained the title of the Duke of Northumberland.
-Ruled as Lord President of the Council, showing that he
had to govern through the authority of the Privy Council.
-Historians have seen him as a ruthless opportunist but
some disagree
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