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Edward VI 1547-1553 reduced - Coggle Diagram
Edward VI 1547-1553 reduced
Religious change - the swing toward Protestantism
Book of Homilies and Paraphrases- July 1547- Protestant sermons by Cranmer- model sermons to be read in all churches- asserted the Lutheran belief of justification by faith alone
4th November 1547- Act of 6 articles repealed
December 1548- First book of common prayer- Cranmer- liturgy to be followed in services
Became law under Act of Uniformity 1549
January 1552- Second Book of Common prayer- removed all traces of Catholicism with a Eucharist in line with Calvin's spiritual beliefs
The social impact of religious changes; Western rebellion June 1549
First book of Common prayer 1549
Catholics saw it as Protestant, Protestants saw it as Catholic
Clerical marriage allowed- Protestant
Traditional robes in church- catholic
1548 Proclamations banned the following:
Playing football as it was seen to possibly lead to riots
Spreading rumours as Somerset was worried about social unrest
Unlawful meetings
May 1548 Enclosure Commission
Headed by John Hales
Series of proclamations introduced against enclosure for grazing.
Followed by a 5% tax on personal property being passed (March 1549), as well as a sheep tax.
6th June 3,000 gathered outside Bodmin- Humphrey Arundell leader
Cornwall had its own language
Conflict between rebels and gov took place at Fenny Bridges, Clyst St Mary and Clyst Heath
August 1549- after conflict had finished gov sent Kingston to Devon and Cornwall- killed 3,000 for taking part in the conflict
Government under Lord President Northumberland- 1550-1553
21st Feb 1550 appointed Lord President of the Council
Set out to
End debasement
Reduce expenditure so it matched income and allowed the King to ‘live of his own’
End Royal debt
Royal Debts were at their worst in 1550 standing at £300,000 and were reduced by 1553 to £180,000- Crown and chantry lands sold
Reduced spending through returning Boulogne for £133,333 and the garrisons were withdrawn from Scotland
Sheep tax and Somerset's anti-enclosure laws were repealed in 1550
Edward attending Privy Council meetings regularly Nov 1552
The social impact of religious changes; Kett’s rebellion July-August 1549
Opposed enclosure acts- attacked fences and hedges- Flowerdew
Rent cause- worsened economic situation for ordinary people- period of rapid inflation
Rebels towards protestantism is shown by their use of the new prayer book at Mousehold heath camp.
6-8th of July
Flowerdew encouraged crowds to attack hedges of local landowner Robert Kett- Kett welcomed their action and assumed leadership of movement.
10th of July
-rebels reached Norwich-
12th
encamped on Mousehold Heath with crowd of 16,000- produced articles.
21st July
-herald offered pardon to those who dispersed- Kett rejected as hadn't done anything wrong
Warwick at the head of this force of 12,000 men, arrived outside Norwich on 23rd August.
Kett was tried for treason and hanged on 26th November.
Government under Lord Protector Somerset (CAUTIOUS)
1547-1552
Made Duke of Somerset Feb 1547 and elected as Protector
Somerset ruled by using the dry stamp (sole custody, had 4 councillors in charge before) and proclamations and assumed autocratic control of the government
Used more proclamations than any other Tudor ruler over 70 in less than 3 years (without Parliament)
There were 2 parliaments in 6 years and 1551 was the only year without a session. Parliament was used to pass religious laws
Bypassed use of the Privy Council, used his own servants 'new council'
'Good Duke' for trying to implement help for the poor due to the effects of land enclosure and price rises
1547 Somerset introduced the Vagrancy Act. This stated that any able-bodied person who was out of work for more than three days should be branded with a V and sold into slavery for two years.
1547 he shut down the chantries (small religious houses) and commissioners confiscated their land and any gold and silver plate they had. To be melted down and made into coins.
failed to secure marriage alliance between England and Scotland- also threat of war from France in 1549
Social and economic development: trade, exploration, prosperity and depression