AQA A Level History Paper 1C The Tudors: England 1485-1603 Somerset’s Protectorate, 1547-1549

Quick quiz 5 1. What religion was Somerset? 2. Why did he burn Edinburgh in 1544? 3. What was the auld alliance? 4. What is meant by the agricultural term “enclosure”? 5. Why was Thomas Seymour executed in 1549?

The aim of this lesson is to answer these questions: How successful was the rule of Lord Protector Somerset? In what ways could it be said to have contributed to a ‘Mid-Tudor Crisis’? Historians understand the past by asking questions.

Mid-Tudor crisis key factors occurring under Somerset Factionalism Weakness of leadership and succession Religious upheaval Economic problems Foreign policy failures Rebellions Were there any achievements to support the revisionist view that Edward’s reign was NOT a time of crisis?

Group work 20 In groups, use the information in your handouts to complete your section of the table. Choose a spokesperson to feedback to the class. All learners must fill in their own copy of the table. Extension activity: Using examples from Tillbrook pp.17-18, write down your answer to this question: why, despite an officially moderate religious policy, was Somerset’s protectorate “a sustained attack on popular religious practice”?

Here is today’s news… In your groups, write down the headline for the topic you researched. Appoint a newsreader to announce it to the class… … so everyone can write down today’s headlines.