Hi lordfili
Lord Somerset was the Lord Protector and he was removed from office as
Lord Protector in 1550 following rebellions and was replaced by the
duke of Northumberland.
He was Edward Seymour, brother of Jane, Queen Consort (1536-37) to
Henry VIII.
He was named Duke of Somerset (1547), Earl of Hertford (1537),
Viscount Beauchamp (1536), Baron Seymour (1547), Knight of the Garter,
Earl Marshal (1547), Privy Council, Great Chamberlain (1543-7),
Protector of the Realm (1547), Protector of the King’s Person (1547).
He was removed from office as Lord Protector in 1550 following
rebellions and was replaced by the duke of Northumberland.
Some of the changes under Lord Somerset were:
1 Protestants could remove idols from churches.
2 Books could be written attacking the mass.
3 Priests should wear plain clothes.
4 Priests were allowed to marry.
5 The English Bible could be read in Church.
In 1549 the mass was abolished and an English prayer book was
introduced.
Lord Somerset remained High Steward of Cambridge and Chancellor of
Cambridge University till his death.
For over two years he acted as King in all but name, freeing himself
from the council and holding almost royal authority in effecting
Protestant reforms in relaxing the treason laws. For example, he
repealed Henry VIII's heresy laws, which had made it treason to
attack the king's leadership of the church. He worked with Archbishop
Thomas Cramer and between them created the first Book of Common
Prayer.
He also tried to enforce a marriage treaty arranged by Henry VIII
between the young Edward VI and Mary Queen of Scots. Somerset tried to
convince the Scots to join in a voluntary union with England, but his
appeal was turned down so he invaded Scotland and defeated them at the
Battle of Pinkie. He also turned the Scots into complete enemies when
he devastated the southern part of the country.
In 1552, he was convicted on a false charge of high treason and was
beheaded on the 22nd of January.
Anne, Duchess of Somerset, who was described as a ‘violent woman’ is
held responsible for the calamities which befell her husband the Duke
and her brother, through having urged the Protector to adopt a ruinous
policy.
She remarried, Francis Newdigate of Hansworth, Midx., Steward to her
late husband, who died in January of 1581.
She died in 1587.
I'm glad you said "around the time of 1590" because 1587 is as close
as we are going to get with the story of Lord Somerset.
Now since your question also states "or his family" there was a son,
another Edward Seymour who effected the English Throne a great deal.
In fact, his actions changed the succession. He was an English lord
whose secret marriage to an heir to the throne angered Queen Elizabeth
I and influenced her choice of James VI of Scotland as her successor.
He died in 1621, which covers the date you mentioned.
Search - Google
Terms - lord somerset, lord protector, lord seymore, dukes of
somerset, children +of lord somerset, tudor successions, anglican
history
Some of the websites used:
"The Open Door Web Site : History : The English Reformation"
( http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/chap5115.html )
"Royal Genealogies Part 43"
( http://ftp.cac.psu.edu/~saw/royal/r43.html )
"SOMERSET, LORD ROBERT EDWARD HENRY"
( http://33.1911encyclopedia.org/S/SO/SOMERSET_LORD_ROBERT_EDWARD_HENRY.htm
)
"Noble Men - Medieval & Renaissance"
( http://www.sirclisto.com/62.html )
The story of Lord Somerset and his family is one of the great
spaghetti tangles of English history. I have tried to simplify as
much as possible. If you have any clarifications you want to ask
before rating the answer, please do so.
Due to the nature of following some of the stories after the death of
Lord Somerset, some clarifications may need to be asked as new
questions as they will involve whole new search strategies.
Cheers
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