1.2 Edwardians Faction and Somersets fall.

Factions in Edwards council:

-Key Reformers: Dudley and somerset

-Reformers dominated regency

-as lord protector somerset was able to increase personal wealth and power which lead to mass opposition of council members

-Anti Somerset Faction:

-feared somersets sympathy for commoners and policies on enclosure and was the reason for summer unrest in 1549.

-Edward disliked somerset.

Fall of somerset:

• Due to un rest in 1549 many councilors disliked him

• October 5th 1549 somerset takes Edward and issues general summons to defend Edward which was seen as an act of revolt

• 6th October somerset retreats to Windsor castle and Edward turns on him and feels like a prisoner and Somerset is arrested

• Rise OF NORTHUMBERLAND:

• Warwicks role in defeat of ketts rebellion made him likely

• allied with reformers and committed to further religious change

• released Somerset and restored him to council in hope he would use his influence to support new power.unsuccesful and somerset executed for treason and potential rival for Northumberland was removed