Duke of Somerset

When did Somerset rule England on behalf of King Edward?

1547-49

What was he the eldest of?

10

What’s Somerset’s parents called?

Sir John Seymour and Margery Wentwoth

When was he born?

1500

Where was he educated?

Oxford and Cambridge

What did Seymour see in France?

Military service

Who knighted Seymour and when?

Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk in November 1523

Where did he accompany Wolsey to in 1527?

To his embassy in France

What was he granted in 1528?

Lands of monasteries dissolved for the benefit of Wolsey’s colleges 

Why did he repudiate his first wife?

Adultry

Who was his first wife?

Katherine Fillol

Who did he marry next?

Anne Stanhope

How many children did Anne give birth to?

10 

Where did he, his wife, and his sister- Jane Seymour- move to in 1536?

Palace of Greenwich

What title did he get in 1537?

Earl of Hertford

What’s the reason he became the Earl of Hertford?

His sister Jane marries Henry VIII

What does he help H8 with?

The Scottish campaign- raids

Where in Scotland did he raid?

Edinburgh, St Andrews, Leith

Who does he become a trustworthy friend to?

Henry VIII

What is he named to be in Henry’s will 1547?

Member of the Regency Council 

What does he become in E6 reign?

Lord protector and Duke of Somerset

What is Somerset referred to and why?

Good Duke as he tries to help the vulnerable and poor and tries to bring in gradual religious changes

Why does he try to bring in gradual religious changes?

Prevent uprisings and big changes towards Protestant England 

What problem is he obsessed with?

Scotland

Whose legacy does he want to carry on?

Scotland

Example of his lavish spending

Somerset house