Duke of Northumberland

Who was the Duke of Northumberland?

John Dudley

• soldier

• skilled politician

• ambitious for power

• opportunist

• effective at delegating responsibility

Why was John Dudley’s family disgraced in 1512?

His father Edmund Dudley was executed by Henry VIII in 1510 for his inclusion in the Council Learned in law

• went to live in the household of Edward Guilford

• his father’s attainder was lifted restoring his name

Who did John Dudley have diplomatic adventures with in the 1520s?

Thomas Wolsey

Who knighted John Dudley and why?

Knighted by Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk - first major military experience: 1523 invasion of France

• 1524: Knight of the Body

• from 1534: Responsible for the King’s body armour as Master of the Tower Armoury

How was John Dudley involved with Thomas Cranmer?

(Retired from front-line politics for a few months after the fall of his patron Cromwell)

However, by 1541 he was back supporting Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, in his investigation of Catherine Howard

When did John Dudley rise into the Privy Council and what is he known for doing?

Rose to Privy Council in 1543

• 1544 - Dudley served in the campaign against Scotland under Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, supported by a fleet which Dudley commanded

• Joined the land force that destroyed Edinburgh

What was John Dudley’s duties as Lord Admiral?

Responsible for creating the Council for Marine Causes

• first time co-ordinated the various tasks of maintaining the navy functioning

• made the English naval administration the most efficient in Europe

What was John Dudley‘s position like from 1547-1549?

• formed an alliance with Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset

• member of Regency Council turned Privy Council under Edward VI

• became the Earl of Warwick under Somerset

• stopped Kett Rebellion - 1549

What did John Dudley do in 1549 and what were the consequences of this?

October 1549 - involved in the removal of Somerset as Lord Protector

• became king Edward VI’s main adviser

October 1551 - granted the title, Duke of Northumberland (Lord President)