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"Everytime I look at Edward Seymour I fall more and more in love. He is so hott!! I can't imagine that Thomas could look any better. I love me some Edward Seymour!!!!! Is anyone else in love with him?"

"The Duke of Someret got arrested for not playing well with others. Haha no. Seriously, Somerset was a highly autocratic ruler with very different viewpoints from the rest of the council. One issue that he disagreed on was the enclosures of the commons. I am greatly simplifying it but basically enclosures meant the conversion of farm lands to sheep pasture. It was believed by some that these enclosures also depleted the available men for military operations. This was a big issue at the time. Anyway, there was this nasty peasant revolt in Norfolk and Somerset’s enemies blamed the uprisings on Somerset’s being too soft on the poor. (Personally, I don’t think he cared a hoot for the peasants but was against depopulation.) His enemies, led by Johh Dudley (Earl of Warwick) used his weakened position to stage a coup. It was basically bogus charges, but enough to send him to the tower. I am probably doing a terrible job explaining it. Maybe someone else could do a better job.

I think Mary summed up the coup perfectly when she said, “The conspiracy against the Protector has envy and ambition as its only motives.”
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