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This needs a lot of work and lacks quite a lot of detail.
Rise and Coup
- Anxious to avoid excessive consolidation/concentration of power
- Initially found himself first among equals
- This led to delicate policies and the assurance of fairness
Government
- Seen as ineffective and the ‘bad duke’
- Operated a short but effective Privy council
- Still had member’s of Somerset’s government
- Seemingly built up slowly and delicately, leading to very little occurring
- Restored stability
Historiography
- Seen as ineffective and the ‘bad duke’ due to how he treated Somerset and conservatives
- Secured Somerset’s execution
- Altered the Act of Succession
- Succeeded with his daughter rather than the rightful queen
Removing Rivals
- Secured Somerset’s execution
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