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Edward VI Test Number One Sheets 1-4
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1.What were the dates of the reign of Edward VI? 1547 - 1553
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2. How old was Edward when he became King? 9 years
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3. What arrangements had Henry VIII made for the running of the country after his death? A Council of Regents
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4. Why had Henry not given power to just one man? Might become so fond of power, he would not give it up
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5. Name and title of the man who persuaded the others that he should be in charge? Edward Seymour Earl of Hertford
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6.What reason did he give for claiming that he should be the most important? Was Edward’s uncle
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7. What title in the rank of nobility did he promote himself to? Duke of Somerset
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8.What title did he take which showed that he was in charge of the country? Lord Protector
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9. For how long did he run the country? 2 years
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10.Why did Somerset invade Scotland? Scots had not carried out promise to betroth (engage) Mary to Edward
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11. At which battle did Somerset defeat the Scots Pinkie
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12.What did the Scots do with Mary? Send her to France
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13.To whom did she become engaged? The Dauphin
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14. What religion was Somerset? Protestant
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15.Which Catholic law from the end of Henry’s reign was repealed(got rid of) Act of Six Articles
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16. What were priests allowed to do for the first time? Marry
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17. What was to be translated from Latin to English for the first time? Prayer Book
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18.What was the name of the law which made this compulsory in all churches? Act of Uniformity
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19.What were chantries Chapels for priests to say prayers for souls of the dead
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20. Why did Protestants say these should be closed down? Good people would go to Heaven anyway
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21. What was the money from the sale of the chantry treasures used for? Founding King Edward VI Grammar Schools
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22.What happened to Catholic priests? Imprisoned or fled
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23. What was the name of the rebellion against the Prayer Book? The Western Rebellion
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24. What did the rebels say using the new Prayer Book was like? Christmas Games
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25. What was the strangest and silliest thing about this rebellion? Rebels could understand English !!!!
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26. Which city did the rebels capture for a while? Exeter
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27. Why did so many people like all the changes? Not controlled by foreign church any more
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28.What were Enclosures? Fencing off of arable land to provide pasture for sheep
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29.What could landowners sell to become very rich? Wool
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30.Why did sheep farming mean less work for country people? Less people needed to look after sheep
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31. Apart from the 3 main fields what other land did landowners enclose? Common Land
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32. What was this exactly? Land where anyone could graze animals
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33. What was one thing Somerset did which showed that he sympathised with the poor people who suffered as a result of Enclosures. Set up Committee to Investigate or Taxed sheep
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