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Mid Tudor Crisis - Stability of the Monarchy - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Jane Initially resisted and was reluctant to become queen (MARY!) but acquiesces (pressure from family and belief in God working) and fought with her husband over him wanting to be crowned as well.
        Belief in the natural succession, Mary is the rightful heir. Religion – Mary was Catholic, most people were Catholic. Could invoke memories of Henry VIII (what he wanted, Mary was his blood). Jane was unknown, and on the fringes of court. People liked Catherine of Aragon and believed Mary had been mistreated. HOWEVER – not democratic, so popular support effects are limited
- - - - Somerset largely bypassed the Privy Council and Parliament, using over 70 Royal Proclamations in under 3 years. Key conservatives in court were placed under house arrest or removed from their posts, e.g. Earl of Southampton removed, Thomas Seymore (post kidnapping attempt) executed. Increasingly went against wishes of the council, seen through Paget (ally) public lack of support and warning letter. Earl of Warwick (later Duke of Northumberland) key rival, who crushed Kett's rebellion and began to ally himself with the conservative faction (Wriothesley, Arundel, and later in touch with Paget) Taken down by factionalism, rivalry and rebellion
    - - Placed key supporters and family members in the Privy Council and Royal Chambers to surround the King, 1551 Somerset began to attract opponents of Northumberland, blocked policies and a political threat after being restored to the council in 1550. But accused of plotting a 'banquet massacre' of the Privy Council, tried and sentenced to death, with Edward's personal adaptation to the Council's agenda to discuss the death sentence. Somerset beheaded Jan 1522 - public crowds watched and called 'God Save the King, The Pardon is Here' when a rider arrived, despite orders to stay in their homes (no pardon issued) Northumberland engineered Somerset's downfall and Southampton and Arundel (religious conservatives)'s downfalls despite previously allying with them, he turns on them. Sends potential opposition to the tower, e.g. Paget to limit factionalism
    - - Wriothesley chief power in power vacuum with Arundel, versus Warwick, who had Paget's support. Wriothesley, Arundel, Paulet questioned Somerset who implicated Warwick, Paulet warned Warwick, Warwick accused W and A of seeking W's blood, and had them stripped of their offices and arrested
    - - In late September, Warwick and Somerset – stormy meeting and then Warwick sought guarantees of loyalty from his men. Paget openly despairing of Somerset’s ineptitude. Somerset was suspicious but remained unaware. 3rd October – signed a warrant to pay for soldiers’ wages, who were later used to overthrow him. Next Day - Dudley refused to attend court, Somerset sent out a proclamation calling on people to protect the King from a ‘conspiracy’. Somerset at Hampton Court, news reached him of 2000 horsemen gathering in London, at Warwick’s residence at Holborn. Somerset ordered cobblestones to be dug up and used as projectiles, Edward moved into Somerset’s lodgings, Somerset sent out a lot of letters calling for support, but only support was around 4000 peasants. Warwick sent out letters to leading nobles asking for support and was answered by Earl of Shrewsbury, Derby and Lord Rich. 17/25 councillors joined Warwick (Van Der Delft ‘Now the entire nobility is here in arms’). Nobles took the Tower of London, and so Somerset rerouted to Windsor Castle (unprepared). Final hope of Somerset was that the royal armies under Herbert and Lord John Russell would respond to his instructions HOWEVER their eventual response was a letter asking him to step down as Protector. Somerset formally submitted before Edward, and then wrote a personal letter to Dudley. He was stripped of the Protectorship on 13th October, bought to the tower on the 14th, led through London and surrounded by an armed guard of 300 horsemen. He was charged with 20 counts of treason