Tudor King in All but Name
Tudor King in All but Name In January 1547 Henry VIII lay dying. Within days of Henry's death, the privy council overturned the terms of his will and Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset was named Lord…
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Tudor King in All but Name
In January 1547 Henry VIII lay dying. Within days of Henry's death, the privy council overturned the terms of his will and Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset was named Lord Protector, a decision that the men in power would come to regret. His heir was just 9 years old and all England waited expectantly to see who would hold the reins of power until Edward VI came of age.
But though he was a skilled soldier and leader on the battlefield, Somerset's political skills were not so well-honed. For nearly three years, Somerset was "king in all but name," the most powerful man in England. His single-mindedness and his overbearing attitude towards the privy Councillors alienated the very men whose support he most needed.
When they lost patience with him, the scene was set for conflict. Despite opposition, his religious reform was his greatest success and the establishment of the Book of Common