Mary I - The Wyatt Rebellion

How did marriage cause the Wyatt Rebellion?

- Mary's decision to marry Philip of Spain was unpopular as people believed it would lead to foreign invasion

- Her council and parliament disapproved

What happened after Mary's announcement of her marriage?

- There were rumours of plots to remover Mary and replace her with Elizabeth

What did Wyatt declare was the motivation for the rebellion?

- Mary's marriage to Philip

What did Historian Fletcher argue was another reason for the rebellion?

- 'The leaders of the four-pronged attack had some sympathies with Protestantism'

How did the leaders of the rebellion have Protestant sympathies?

- Carew promoted it in the West Country

- Croft introduced a Protestant liturgy in Ireland

- The Duke of Suffolk was a patron of Protestant clergy

How many of the 14 leaders were definite Protestants?

- 8 definite

- 3 probable

How else can religion be seen as a cause for the rebellion?

- Wyatt drew a lot of his supporters from Maidstone, a strong protestant place

- No figure in the rebellion was catholic

How was the Wyatt Rebellion caused by economy?

- Cloth trade suffered in Kent

- Rise in unemployment in the area since 1551

How was social status a cause for the rebellion?

- Mary taking the throne had caused many to lose positions of influence in the local community

In which places did the Wyatt rebellion take place?

- Kent

- Devon

- Leicestershire

- Welsh Borders

When did the Wyatt rebellions originally plan to take place?

- March 1554

What caused the rebels to act sooner than originally thought?

- The Court became aware of a plot and most of the story was revealed

- the rebels decided to act immediately rather than wait

Why was the timing for the rebellion poor?

- It was winter, not a good time for the supporters to leave their homes

Where did the attack fail to take off?

- Devon

- Leicestershire

- Welsh Borders

Why do you think the attacks failed in Devon?

- they were still mindful of the events of 1549

Where was the rebellion more successful and who led this?

- Kent

- Wyatt himself

How many men did Wyatt have?

- 2500 to 3000 men

Whom did Wyatt fail to rebel and whom did he persuade instead?

- Couldn't gather support from the nobility

- Had to rely on leadership of social groups below the highest ranks

Why was the rebellion more likely to be successful the closer it got to London?

- there was increased anti-spanish feeling there

What happened on January 25th 1553?

- Wyatt raised his standard at Maidstone

- Within 2 days he established headquarters at Rochester

What did Mary do in the events of the rebellion?

- Sent troops to meet rebels under Duke of Norfolk

- Claimed Wyatt a traitor

- Refused to leave London

What was Wyatt's large mistake?

- He didn't act quickly enough when his forces had grown

- This delay also gave London a chance to prepare and fortify

What happened of February 6th?

- The crossed the river Thames at Kingston

- Main body of rebels was attacked but Wyatt was able to proceed to Charing Cross

- Government officials fled at first sight

Where were the rebels defeated?

- Ludgate

What did Wyatt do when Ludgate remained closed?

- Surrender

What happened regarding Princess Elizabeth on February 9th?

- She was arrested for supposed involvement in the plot

How did Mary deal with the rebels?

- Fewer than 100 executed

- Didn't display bodies

- Did not execute Courtenay due to fear of unpopularity

What was the impact of the Wyatt rebellion?

- Prevented coronation of Philip - made him less fond of England

- Ensured that Mary could not outlaw Elizabeth

- Mary had to abandon plans to restore monastic lands

Why was the Wyatt rebellion a threat?

- Foreign aid from French

- Kent - close to London and anti-Spanish

- Wyatt's forces grew quickly

- aimed to directly overthrow Mary

- Princess Elizabeth involved

Why was the Wyatt Rebellion not a threat?

- Only in one place

- Didn't attract support of nobility

- Mary offered Wyatt a committee to express grievances

- Pardons were made

- Mary refused to leave London

How can the Wyatt rebellion be compared to the Cornish rebellion?

- Both had support in Devon

- Very different causes

- Cornish - many rebels were killed

How can the Wyatt rebellion be compared to the amicable grant?

- Neither had a severe response from the monarch

- Different causes

- Amicable grant had rebellions in 5 counties

- Both had risings in Kent

- Neither had the support of the nobility

How can the Wyatt rebellion be compared to the Pilgrimage of Grace?

- Both had economic causes

- Grace had the support of the nobility

- Grace was significantly bigger

- Grace also ended relatively peacefully, apart from Aske