Year Government Finances Foreign Policy Other
1547 Duke of Somerset become Lord The Chantries Act The Battle of Pinkie Death of Henry VIII
Protector and takes charge of the September Accession of Edward VI
Regency Council Somerset gains control Death of Francis I
Parliament met in November of Scottish border region Accession of Henry II
France and Scotland allie,
Henry sends 4,000 troops
1548 Enclosure commission Sheep Tax
Cloth Tax
1549 Fall of Somerset October 11th War was Scotland cost Somerset ratified Anglo- Mary Queen of Scots to
imprisoned £600,000 Imperial Treaty of 1544 marry Henry II son Francis
friendship with Charles France declare war of
England
1550 Northumberland appointed Lord Sheep Tax repealed Treaty of Boulogne, February Somerset
President of the Council Payment of £133,333 treaty with France released and joined the
French payment of the return of Boulogne and Privy Council
return of Boulogne Scottish border resorted
Debt of £300,000
1551 John Dudley made himself Duke of Treaty of Angers,
Northumberland Edward VI became
engaged to Elizabeth of
France
1552 privy council agreed Edward Attack of Church Somerset Executed Januar
become king 1553 wealth, removal of all
gold and silver plates
1553 Debt £180,000 Northumberland executed
Sale of crown lands 22 August
£100,000 Death of Edward VI
Chantry lands £110,000 May Lady Jane Grey
Parliamentary tax married Duke of
£336,000 Northumberland's son
Crown lands and chartry
lands raised over
£100,000
1547 Duke of Somerset become Lord The Chantries Act The Battle of Pinkie Death of Henry VIII
Protector and takes charge of the September Accession of Edward VI
Regency Council Somerset gains control Death of Francis I
Parliament met in November of Scottish border region Accession of Henry II
France and Scotland allie,
Henry sends 4,000 troops
1548 Enclosure commission Sheep Tax
Cloth Tax
1549 Fall of Somerset October 11th War was Scotland cost Somerset ratified Anglo- Mary Queen of Scots to
imprisoned £600,000 Imperial Treaty of 1544 marry Henry II son Francis
friendship with Charles France declare war of
England
1550 Northumberland appointed Lord Sheep Tax repealed Treaty of Boulogne, February Somerset
President of the Council Payment of £133,333 treaty with France released and joined the
French payment of the return of Boulogne and Privy Council
return of Boulogne Scottish border resorted
Debt of £300,000
1551 John Dudley made himself Duke of Treaty of Angers,
Northumberland Edward VI became
engaged to Elizabeth of
France
1552 privy council agreed Edward Attack of Church Somerset Executed Januar
become king 1553 wealth, removal of all
gold and silver plates
1553 Debt £180,000 Northumberland executed
Sale of crown lands 22 August
£100,000 Death of Edward VI
Chantry lands £110,000 May Lady Jane Grey
Parliamentary tax married Duke of
£336,000 Northumberland's son
Crown lands and chartry
lands raised over
£100,000
