Mid Tudor Rebellions

what was the main cause of the western rebellion

religious grievances

what characterised the western rebellion as a religious rebellion

the rebels produced a list of articles demanding the re-introduction of Catholicism which could be achieved through the reinstatement of Henry VIII's Act of Six Articles, use of latin and mass every sunday

what provoked widespread support for the western rebellion

the unfamiliarity of the new practices e.g. new prayer book

did the western rebels hate the gentry?

yes
they attacked and robbed gentry at st michael's mount
at bodmin they shouted 'kill the gentlemen'
in devon they killed a member of the gentry

what was one of the first acts of the western rebels

rising insisted that priest of village in devon said mass according to cath custom

what were the other (minor) grievances of the western rebellion

economic and social

what were the economic grievances of the western rebels

sheep tax in the south east

what was an indication that the western rebels had economic grievances

in the initial list of complaints there mentions of taxes and food prices

what were the social grievances of the western rebellion

the rebels questioned the number of servants kept by the gentry

what were the economic grievances of the Ketts rebels

the first article of rebel demands opposed any future enclosure

what did the Kets rebels do which indicated their opposition to enclosure

they tore down hedges

economic grievances of Kets rebels besides enclosure

they strongly complained about increase in rents

who was the most forceful attack by the Kets rebels directed towards

the Gentry and JPs in their council

what did the Kets rebels do to prove that the quality of governance was one of their main conerns

they ran Mousehold Heath Camp fairly and effectively, setting up their own court

what were the religious grievances of the Kets rebels

they were concerned with the poor quality of the clergy, one article suggest they do more to educate the poor and another stated that she should be priests for the whole community not just the gentry

what did the Wyatt rebellion follow

the announcement of Mary's marriage treaty to Philip in January 1554

who was the leader of the Wyatt rebellion

Sir Thomas Wyatt

why were people opposed to Mary's marriage to Phillip

they feared the government would be taken over by a foreigner and that English interest would become sub servant to those of Spain

what were religious grievances of the Wyatt rebellion

some rebels did not want to see the restoration of Catholicism

what made the Western rebellion threatening

it openly rejected the government's religious changes and had widespread support from the ordinary population

who suppressed the Western Rebellion

Lord Russell

when did Russell's forces defeat the Western rebels?

16th August 1549

where did Russell's forces defeat the Western rebels?

Sampford Courtenay

what indicated the Western Rebellion had not been properly suppressed

Russell had to deal with re-guarded action and pockets of resistance until 3,000 people had been killed

what proved that loyalty to the crown was strong in the western rebellion?

citizens of Exeter defended their city against the rebels

what did Somerset have to do to suppress Kets rebellion?

bring troops from Scotland which meant abandoning his foreign policy there

who suppressed Kets rebellion

Northumberland

what happened to the Duke of Norfolk's troops when trying to suppress Wyatt's rebellion

they were persuaded to join the rebels

what was especially threatening about the Wyatt rebellion

Wyatt managed to reach London and get as close as half a km from the Queen in her tower

why was the Wyatt rebellion not threatening

rebels forced to surrender and they didn't achieve their aims

what did Mary use the Wyatt rebellion as an opportunity to do?

remove any potential threat. She executed 90 rebels, Lady Jane Grey and held Elizabeth in the tower

what was the Norfolk marriage plot

the duke of Norfolk wanted to marry Mary Queen of Scotts and name her as the successor

which two of Elizabeth's own councillors supported the Norfolk marriage plot

Leicester and Nicholas Throckmorton

who did Somerset send to suppress Kets rebellion

Northampton

What happened Northampton when he attempted to suppress Kets rebellion

his army was attacked and the rebels recaptured Norwich, he had turned a popular demonstration into full scale rebellion

When was the Pilgrimage of Grace?

1536

What was the most widespread and popular rebellion in the entire Tudor period

the Pilgrimage of Grace

by October 10th the rebels in the Pilgrimage of Grace had an army of...

30,000 which outnumbered Henry's men

why weren't the motives of the Pilgrimage of Grace hugely threatening?

they did not want to overthrow Henry

what was Mary's rebellion

she removed Lady Jane Grey as monarch

why was Mary's rebellion successful

she had a huge number of supporters and her forces were numbered at 20,000

what reveals religious causes of Wyatts rebellion

many of Wyatts supporters came from Maidstone which was a protestant stronghold

what happened at a festival in norfolk during the Ketts rebellion and specifically when?

on the 6th July people began tearing down enclosure fences at the festival

in the Kets rebellion, how many rebels reached Norwich and when

10th July and 15,000 rebels