Edward

• Edward was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
• The Duke of Somerset took control of government during his reign as Lord Protector.
• Somerset's policies were unpopular with many people, including nobles who resented being excluded from power.
• In 1549, there were rebellions against enclosures (land being taken from peasants to be used for sheep farming) in Devon and Cornwall.
• These rebellions became known as the Prayer Book Rebellion because they opposed changes to the Church of England's liturgy.
• When was the year if the many headed monster?

  1549
• Major economic changes under Northumberland included?

  • ending the Crown expenditure, and gaining £133,333 as a French pension for Boulogne.
  • improving crown income, however some of this was due to melting church plate for bullion [gold/silver
• Major economic changes under Somerset included?

  • continuation of the use of debasement of the coinage as a method to prevent further problems.
  • Debasing the coinage raised £537,000 but made inflation worse & added to the social distress of the time.
• What was the main reason for the ketts rebellion of 1549?

  Ketts Rebellion of 1549 was primarily sparked by socioeconomic grievances, particularly regarding enclosures and land use policies that disadvantaged peasants and tenant farmers in Norfolk, England.
• What was Norfolk disclosure?

  a foldclosure was the right to graze sheep on an enclosed piece of common land. Landowners would deny these rights to people many of which were peasant farmers
• What was the cause of the western rebellion?

  High taxes for the Scottish war and money being gained through land sales & borrowing, adding to the long term problems of Crown finance.

  • The introduction of the sheep tax – to combat enclosure & fix economic issues caused short-term

  problems & discontent – it created huge financial pressure on small farmers who relied on sheep