The Duke of Northumberland

What was the coup against?

Somerset of his protectorate

Who was the leader of the plot?

Warwick

What was Warwick anxious to avoid?

The excessive concentration of power that Somerset had

What was there no attempt to re-establish?

A protectorate

What did Warwick preside as?

Lord President of the Council

What was unclear about Warwick?

The type of regime he was going to preside over

What had many of his key supporters in the coup been?

Conservatives

What did some of his key supporters hope for?

Regency led by Princess Mary

Who was Warwick’s coup directed at?

Conservatives

Why was it later assumed that Warwick always intended this second coup?

So he could exercise unlimited power

What was the most likely reason for Warwick’s second coup?

He feared that he might be ejected by thr conservatives

Examples of two conservatives that were purged

Southampton and Arundel

Was the King increasingly Catholic or protestant?

Protestant

Who supported Warwick?

Cranmer

What title was Warwick promoted to?

Duke of Northumberland

Who was Warwick’s hardman?

Sir John Gates

What was Gates appointed as and why?

Vice-Chamberlain of the household to ensure his control over the court

What was Northumberland/ Warwick seen as by historians?

Ruthless and unscrupulous

Why was Northumberland seen as ruthless?

Coup against Somerset and later the conservatives, securing Somerset’s execution, and failed attempt to alter the succession

What was Somerset seen as and what was Northumberland seen as?

Somerset- ‘good duke’

Northumberland'- ‘bad duke’

How did Northumberland for a time operate an effective government?

The privy Council

How was his task on operating a government made easier?

Expulsion of the Earl of Southampton

What had Paget drawn up?

Set of guidelines for the more effective operation of the privy Council

What was Paget excluded from?

Decision- making processes

Who had William Cecil originally prospered as?

One of Somerset’s men

What did William Cecil transfer himself into after a brief period of imprisonment?

Northumberland’s key administrator

What did this approach to government not survive?

Somerset’s attempt at a counter coup

What had Somerset been readmitted to?

The Council

What did Somerset plot to recover?

His old position

Who outwitted Somerset?

Northumberland

What did this lead to?

Somerset’s execution

What did Somerset’s execution save England from?

A revival of the chaos that had characterised the protectorate

How did Northumberland react to the coup attempt?

Becoming less conciliar in his approach to government

What did Northumberland begin to act like?

Somerset before he was removed

Who was a presumed enemy of Northumberland?

Paget

What happened to his presumed enemies?

Removed from the Council

Where was Paget sent?

The Tower of London

Where did power increasingly lay in the hands of?

Northumberland and his henchman Gates

What did Gates possess?

The dry stamp with which he could affix the king’s signature to documents