Duke of Northumberland & Duke of Somerset

• Who was the Duke of Somerset and what was his nickname?

  - Edwards Seymour

  - 'The Good Duke
• Who was the Duke of Northumberland and what was his nickname?

  - John Dudley

  - 'The Bad Duke
• What were DoS relations with King Edward

  - strict, reduced EDVI house slave number
• What was DoN relations with King

  - Ensured EDVI was included in council meetings

  - Did not consult EDVI about FP matters
• What were DoS relations with Privy Council

  - ruled through Dry Stamp

  - ruled as Autocrat

  - alienated members of the council
• When was DoS overthrown by council members?

  1549
• Which council members overthrew DoS

  Southampton and Warwick
• What were DoN relations with Privy Council

  - used Dry Stamp

  - removal of Southampton arguably eased ruling of council
• Who did DoN use as main administrator in privy council?

  William Cecil
• Who did DoN remove from the pricy council?

  Earl of Southampton
• What did DoS do in terms Economic Policy

  - Continued Debasement

  - Attempted No reforms in Gov Finance
• How much was spent between 1547-1549 ( Somerset)

  £580,000
• Where did much of this cost come from for Somerset?

  Fortifying Boulounge

  Scottish war
• How much did silver content in the coin decrease by 1548?

  8%, Northumberland later reinstalled it
• Prices rose by what percentage in Edwards reign?

  50%
• How much did Northumberland reduce the crown's debt by?

  £260k to £180k
• Northumberland enlarged privy council to how many?

  33
• Who did Northumberland rely on most?

  William Cecil
• What was the Privy Coffer? And who established it?

  A private room inside a royal prescience l, Northumberland
• When did DoN have plans to debase and reduce expenditure?

  1551
• Duke of Northumberland appointed who as Lord treasurer, and why?

  William Paulet to reform the economy
• When did DoN appoint Paulet as Lord Treasurer?

  1550
• How much did Northumberland gain from the debasement in 1551?

  £114,000
• When was silver content in coinage restored?

  1552 to stabilise inflation rate
• Name some conservatives Northumberland purged?

  Southampton, Arundel and Cranmer
• When did DoS place a 5% tax on personal property?

  - March 1549
• What was Vagrancy Act 1547

  - able bodied persons out of work for 3 days would be branded and sold to slavery along with their children for 2 years
• When was the enclosure investigation? DoS

  1548
• Who investigated in the enclosure investigation?

  John Hales
• John Hales proclaimed against enclosing in which area?

  Midlands
• When did DoN enforce treason laws and for what cause?

  1550 and it engaged use of Nobles and military
• Which economic policies did DoN stop?

  Anti enclosure policies
• When did DoN remove sheep tax?

  1550
• When did DoN remove the Vagrancy act?

  1550
• When did DoN take control of grain stocks to prevent poor harvest?

  1551
• Where did DoS strengthen defence?

  Calais and Boulonge
• DoS Scottish Failure


  - Sept, 1547 Eng invades Scot with 42,500

  - Eng victory strengthens border

  - Eng flee Scotland on 18th Sept due to weak reinforcement

  - Somerset issues appeal for Union of Eng and Scot June 1548
• Who did DoN assign to deal with the north?

  Lord Dacre
• When was the Treaty of Boulogne? DoN

  - March 28th 1550
• What was the Treaty Of Boulogne?


  Boulogne was given up to France in English defeat