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- Gained military reputation after battles vs France and Scotland
- 1549, beat Kett rebellion
- 1549, planned removal of Somerset
- 1550, became Lord Preseident of the privy council
- 1551, became Duke of Northumberland
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- SOCIAL - increased JP's rights
- SOCIAL - reversed vagrancy acts
- SOCIAL - increased central control
- SOCIAL - ridded sheep and property tax
- SOCIAL - introduced poor law, allowed parishes to care for the poor
- ECONOMIC - reduced spending
- ECONOMIC - Cecil put in charge of treasury, Gresham sent to Netherlands to improve trade
- ECONOMIC - 1550, treaty of Boulogne, ended French war, reduced crown debt from £260,000 to £180,000 in three years
- ECONOMIC - 1552, coinage restored to 1527 value, ending high inflation
- ECONOMIC - gave Edward an allowance
- ECONOMIC - Controlled grain stock
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- ENCLOSURE - ended anti-enclosure policies
- GOVERNMENT - more centralised
- GOVERNMENT - expanded to 33 members
- GOVERNMENT - placed his own supporters on the privy council
- RELIGIOUS - claimed he was conservative in order to gain power BUT switched to reformist
- RELIGIOUS - instrumental in second prayer book and second act of uniformity
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- Clear the king would die, Northumberland was becoming unpopular as he attempted to secure the king's favour
- Edward changed the line of succession to the Grey family (cousins),people suspected Northumberland as his son (Guildford) was married to new heir, Lady Jane Grey
- Northumberland marched troops North, to Suffolk after Mary built up an army BUT was abandoned by his men and the privy council, they supported Mary
- Northumberland executed with his son and Lady Jane Grey, August 1553
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