Regional rebellions

What was the population and roughly when?

1458 the total population was around 3 million

What population of the county lived in rural communities?

90%

What was considered as a larger town with how many people?

Norwich was considered a larger town as it had 12000

What was a large city with how many people?

London was a large city with 60000 which was quite cramped

How were large urban settlements distributed?

Not evenley

List the hierarchical order

The hierarchical order:

• Duke

• Marquis

• Earl

• Viscount

• Baron

These orders fall within the nobility

What problem started to rise at the end of the 15th century?

Towards the end of the fifteenth century inflationary pressures were becoming more evident

What was also happening towards in the15th century? (The poor)

There were improvements for the poor in the beginning of the century

In the beginning of the 15th century living conditions for the poor appeared to improve as real wages seem to increase

How about towards the end inflation was becoming more prominent as the real wages began to decline again

How were the people reacting to the inflation?

Compared with later in the Tudor period, there does not seem to have been much social discontent

What rebellions took place during Henry VIIs reign?

Two rebellions did take place in Henry VII's reign:

• 1489 Yorkshire

• 1497 Cornwall

What was the catalyst for both of these rebellions?

In each case the main catalyst was taxation

When did the Yorkshire Rebellion take place?

1489

What was the starting point if the Yorkshire Rebellion?

This rebellion was began with resentment of the taxation granted by Parliament in 1489

Why was taxation granted by Parliament in 1489?

This was done in order to finance the war of Brittany and France

What was Yorkshire like?

Yorkshire a region that’s much poorer than the other reasons

Why was there social discontent before the Yorkshire rebellion?

There was also a slight social discontent following the death of Richard III and it grew after the taxing over overseas conflicts

Who’s murder made the Yorkshire rebellion popular?

It became particularly notorious because of the murder by the rebels of the Earl of Northumberland

When was the Earl of Northumberland killed?

April 1489

How are the details of the Yorkist Rebellion?

The details on this rebellion are sparse

What was one take on the Earl of Northumberland death?

Northumberland was (according to Polydore Vergil) a victim of resentment against taxation

Why did Vergil have this take on Northumberland’s death?

He was murdered by his tenants, which was enabled by his retainers deserting him in his hour of need - This was viewed as a  punishment for betraying  Richard III at Bosworth

When was the Cornish rebellion?

1497

What was the Cornish Rebellion caused by?

The need for revenue to finance the campaign against Scotland

What did the Cornish rebellion show about the foreign policy?

Here we see another example of foreign policy decisions having a negative effect on English society

Why did the Cornish rebellion cause a much larger threat to Henry?

• The 15,000 involved (large amount)

• The attempt to exploit the rebellion made by Perkin Warbeck

• The fact that the rebels marched on London, only being halted at Blackheath

Why were these factors worrying? (Cornish Rebellion)

• It was concerning that the rebels could march such a long distance without any serious attempt being made to stop them

• Which raises questions about just how effective were the Crown’s systems for maintaining order in the countryside

• Moreover, by reaching London they were in effect challenging the security of Henry VII's For Perkin Warbeck’s attempts to exploit the rebellion and lay claim to the throne

How did Henry deal with the Cornish rebellion?

Henry needed to withdraw Lord Daubeney and his troops from defending the Scottish border to supress the rebellion

What did Henrys reaction to the Cornish rebellion show?

It showed how much of a threat this was as he had to prioritise this rebellion than defending the Scottish boarder

How was the Cornish rebellion ended?

The rebellion was crushed easily enough by Daubeney

What happened to those who were involved in the Cornish rebellion?

The rebel leaders, including the peer Lord Audley, were executed

Henry punished only the leaders, and treated the bulk of the rebels with conspicuous leniency

How did the rebellion Cornish benefit Henry?

The rebellion shocked Henry into ensuring that Anglo-Scottish tensions were eased and made him particularly cautious about entering into any further foreign conflicts