. A short history of England and the British Empire. rch ; but the memberswho favored continuingthe work of reform werethe abler and more aggres-sive ; and they soon suc-ceeded in placing thesubstance of power in thehands of Edward Sey-mour, duke of Somerset,the kings maternal uncle,who was given the title ofProtector of the two stormy years thepolicies of Somerset con-trolled England. The Protector was awell-meaning man with some abilities; but the times also re-quired unusual strength, and Seymours arm was Somersetsweak. Three large problems interested the Pro- P°licies-tector: (1)
. A short history of England and the British Empire. rch ; but the memberswho favored continuingthe work of reform werethe abler and more aggres-sive ; and they soon suc-ceeded in placing thesubstance of power in thehands of Edward Sey-mour, duke of Somerset,the kings maternal uncle,who was given the title ofProtector of the two stormy years thepolicies of Somerset con-trolled England. The Protector was awell-meaning man with some abilities; but the times also re-quired unusual strength, and Seymours arm was Somersetsweak. Three large problems interested the Pro- P°licies-tector: (1) the unsatisfactory condition of the English church,which he hoped to remedy by making it more distinctly Prot-estant ; (2) the ancient hostility of Scotland, which he hopedto remove by a marriage of the two youthful sovereigns, Edwardand Mary; (3) the economic misery that had come upon theland largely as a result of the practice of enclosures, which hehoped to alleviate by legislation directed against the landlordswho were enclosing their Edward Seymour, Duke of SomersetAfter a portrait by Holbein. 258 PROTESTANT ADVANCE AND CATHOLIC REACTION 231. The Protectors Scotch Policy. It was not to be expected that Somerset could resist the temptation to interferein the affairs of the turbulent neighbor to the north. Duringthe closing years of Henrys reign, a movement for churchreform had begun in Scotland under the leadership of theThe Protestant famous preacher, George Wishart. For some timemovement in Wishart was accompanied by the more famous JohnKnox, who acted as his bodyguard and bore atwo-handed sword. In 1546, George Wishart was burned;but John Knox lived to become the chief builder of the Pres-byterian church. Seymour had ambitions to settle the troublesthat distracted Scotand by uniting that kingdom to England;but the Protector was not a diplomat. In his usual blunt a and tactless manner he attempted to force theSeymour and . A the Scots: government at Edinburgh t
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