To what extent did Royal authority decline in the years 1547-1558? (45 marks)

The years of 1547-58 have been quite commonly known as the mid-Tudor crisis; therefore this question is asking us, was there a mid-Tudor crisis? Historians such as A.F Pollard and W.R.D Jones believe that yes there was a crisis occurring in the mid-Tudor period which may have had an adverse effect on Royal authority. The view was that there was a crisis in face of combination of weak rulers, number of financial and economic problems, a series of rebellions, religious reformations, foreign policy failures and the fact that Edward to be too young for rule and Mary was a woman. Henry VI had survived as king as a minor; a council of competing nobles ruled on his behalf from the time he succeeded to the throne, aged eight months, in 1422. Therefore Edwards young age was not really an issue, also Castile of Spain and Mary of Guise were both strong female rulers therefore these problems were not a major issue and did not lead to a decline in royal authority. I believe that royal authority was not in decline due to the fact that the rebellions failed, the religious reformations were accepted, and England endured.
During the reign of Edward VI, Edward Seymour the Duke of Somerset and uncle of King Edward VI was the ruler of England until Edward came of age. There were many rebellions happening during the reign of Somerset, 25 counties were rebelling, the 1549 Ketts and Western rebellions were the major ones that occurred. The Western rebellion involved a force of 16,000 rebels and they took over Norwich, the second biggest city in England and close to London. The Ketts rebellion occurred due to the Economic and social policies of Somerset. The Western rebellion started in East Anglia and Cornwall and they were against reformation. One may argue that these rebellions portray the weaknesses of the