1.1 Edwards Age

ISSUES WITH HIS AGE:

-only nine

-Edward couldn’t lead troops into war

-Regent set up but they could try to seize power for theirselves

-monarch strength challened by child

REGENCY COUNCIL:

-16 members REFORMERS and CONSERVATIVES

-seymour and paget conspired using dry stamp seymour becomes duke of somerset.

-somerset rises to power with no opposition