Changes under Edward VI
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- Changes under Edward
- Somerset (Edward Seymour)
- Foreign Policy
- Keen on Scottish wars
- 1547 victory at Battle of Pinkie
- Kept up strong Scottish garrissons
- Until 1549 rebellions
- France declared war in 1549
- Mary Q of S was able to flee to France
- Keen on Scottish wars
- Finance
- Inherited debt from Henry VIII's reign (£2 million)
- Although the monasteries brought income, war created debt
- Rapid growth in population
- Created poverty and unemployment
- 'Worst' policy
- Continued debasement
- Unpopular
- Led to inflation
- VERY unsuccessful
- Insisted on keeping the Scottish garrison despite lack of money
- Cost £550,000
- Spent over £1 million on war
- Sold/gave away crown lands, reducing revenue
- Exploited the church
- Inherited debt from Henry VIII's reign (£2 million)
- Government
- Used many of his own household officials in government
- Kept tight control of the dry stamp
- Stated that the King's signature was not valid without his
- Executed his brother, Thomas Seymour without a trial
- Was keen to side-step Parliament
- Made over 70 proclamations (without Parliament)
- Created the 'New Council'
- Religion
- Treason act 1547
- Removed many of Henry's strictest policies
- Repealed Act of Six Articles and Proclamation Act
- Enforced the king as supreme head of the church
- Enabled Protestants to practise their faith more freely
- Enabled freedom of speech
- Freedom short lived
- Removed many of Henry's strictest policies
- Relatively relaxed on religion
- But this created iconoclastic behaviour
- Chantries Act 1547
- Closure of smaller religious houses
- More because of financial reasons than religious
- Ambiguity of first prayer book
- Priests allowed to marry
- Act of Uniformity 1549
- Made attendance compulsory
- Made the prayer book official doctrine
- Treason act 1547
- Social/class
- Set up a Court of Requests for the poor
- Vagrancy Act 1547
- Unpopular with JPs, never put into effect
- Passed by Parliament despite controversy
- Encouraged slavery
- Gave housing to the poor
- Promised to look into enclosure
- Never came to anything despite expectations
- Disappointed lower classes
- Never came to anything despite expectations
- Sheep tax, disliked
- Indecisive
- Inconsistent
- Unreliable
- Fell in 1549
- Foreign Policy
- Northumberland (John Dudley)
- Government
- Increased size of council to 33
- Kept useful members by Somerset
- Paget
- Cecil
- Very similar to Somerset but fewer proclamations
- More reliance on Parliament
- Conciliar rule
- More reliance on Parliament
- Established 'inner committees to increase efficiency
- Did not assume the title 'Protector'
- Removes Wriothesley & Arundel
- Foreign Policy
- Better interest rates on foreign loans
- Pursued peaceful policy
- Stopped Scottish garrison
- Sold Boulogne
- Finance
- 1550 Treaty of Boulogne
- Returned Boulogne to France
- Unpopular with nobles
- Removed garrisoned troops from Scotland
- Both greatly reduced expenditure
- Returned Boulogne to France
- Unpopular with nobles
- Returned Boulogne to France
- Both greatly reduced expenditure
- Ended wars with France and Scotland
- Returned Boulogne to France
- Left debt after Somerset
- Stopped debasement
- Slowed down inflation
- Lost debt
- Hired efficient and professional people
- Cecil in charge of financial planning
- Paulet as Lord Treasurer
- Sent Gresham to the Netherlands to manipulate stock markets
- Success
- Deep-seated problems not solved as he still exploited church, sold crown lands and was greedy
- 1550 Treaty of Boulogne
- Religion
- 1550 Treason Act
- Enabled JPs to restore law
- Restored censorship
- Second Prayer Book 1552 much clearer, strongly protestant
- Black Rubric denying transubstantiation
- Opposed by Tunstall and Gardiner
- 42 Articles never became law due to illness
- 1550 Treason Act
- 1549-1554
- Social
- Stopped sheep tax
- Prevented Vagrancy Act
- Enquiries into enclosure
- Helped the poor, parishes would provide
- No more rebellions
- Government
- Somerset (Edward Seymour)
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