Edward VI TestEdward VI TestNumber One

Sheets 1-4

1.What were the dates of the reign of Edward VI?

1547 - 1553

2. How old was Edward when he became King?

9 years

3. What arrangements had Henry VIII made for the running of the country after his death?

A Council of Regents

4. Why had Henry not given power to just one man?

Might become so fond of power, he would not give it up

5. Name and title of the man who persuaded the others that he should be in charge?

Edward SeymourEarl of Hertford

6.What reason did he give for claiming that he should be the most important?

Was Edward’s uncle

7. What title in the rank of nobility did he promote himself to?

Duke of Somerset

8.What title did he take which showed that he was in charge of the country?

Lord Protector

9. For how long did he run the country?2 years

10.Why did Somerset invade Scotland?Scots had not carried out promise to

betroth (engage) Mary to Edward

11. At which battle did Somerset defeat the Scots

Pinkie

12.What did the Scots do with Mary?Send her to France

13.To whom did she become engaged?The Dauphin

14. What religion was Somerset?Protestant

15.Which Catholic law from the end of Henry’s reign was repealed(got rid of)

Act of Six Articles

16. What were priests allowed to do for the first time?

Marry

17. What was to be translated from Latin to English for the first time?

Prayer Book

18.What was the name of the law which made this compulsory in all churches?

Act of Uniformity

19.What were chantriesChapels for priests to say prayers for souls

of the dead

20. Why did Protestants say these should be closed down?

Good people would go to Heaven anyway

21. What was the money from the sale of the chantry treasures used for?

Founding King Edward VI Grammar Schools

22.What happened to Catholic priests?Imprisoned orfled

23. What was the name of the rebellion against the Prayer Book?

The Western Rebellion

24. What did the rebels say using the new Prayer Book was like?

Christmas Games

25. What was the strangest and silliest thing about this rebellion?

Rebels could understand English !!!!

26. Which city did the rebels capture for a while?

Exeter

27. Why did so many people like all the changes?

Not controlled by foreign church any more

28.What were Enclosures?Fencing off of arable land to provide

pasture for sheep

29.What could landowners sell to become very rich?

Wool

30.Why did sheep farming mean less work for country people?

Less people needed to look after sheep

31. Apart from the 3 main fields what other land did landowners enclose?

Common Land

32. What was this exactly?Land where anyone could graze animals

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 InvestigateorTaxed sheep