10.4 Rebellions

Question 1

What were the two major rebellions under Henry VIII

Answer 1

• Resistance to the Amicable Grant

- Pilgrimage of Grace

Question 2

What was the Amicable Grant

Answer 2

It was a forced loan to pay for the French War in 1525

It was passed as a ‘gift’ to the King however it was in fact a forced levy

Question 3

Why did the Amicable Grant pose a problem

Answer 3

It wasnt sanctioned by Parliament. Many people couldnt pay and many wouldnt pay

Question 4

How many resisters were there to the Amicable Grany

Answer 4

7000

Question 5

How were the resisters to the Amicable Grant dealt with

Answer 5

They were dealt with sensitively.

Question 6

In response to the Amicable Grant how was extraordinary revenue gathered next time it was needed

Answer 6

The sale of Monastic Lands

Question 7

What was the Pilgrimage of grace/Lincolnshire rising

Answer 7

The biggest Tudor rebellion

Question 8

What were the two types of reasons for the Pilgrimage of Grace

Answer 8

• Secular motives (non-religious)

- Religious motives

Question 9

What were the religious motives behind the Pilgrimage of Grace

Answer 9

• Dissolution of the Monasteries

- Royal Injunctions 1536 issued by Cromwell

Question 10

What was the impact of dissolving monasteries

Answer 10

• Charitable and educational functions which some monasteries provided were lost
• Parish churches were lost
• Fear that the North would become impoverished as land was sold to Southerners
• Usefulness of monasterial services were lost

Question 11

What emphasises the importance of monasteries

Answer 11

Peoples attempts at restoring suppressed houses

Question 12

What was the impact of the 1536 Royal Injunctions

Answer 12

• Celebration of important local saints was discouraged

- Rumours that Church wealth donated by parishioners would be confiscated

Question 13

What were the non-religious motives for the pilgrimage of grace

Answer 13

1. Ordinary rebels were more concerned with economic grievances, including taxation resentment
2. The crowns attempts to impose the Duke of Suffolk upon Lincolnshire may have caused the LR
3. Suggested that the rebellions had been brought up by courtly conspiracy by the Aragonese faction to restore Mary’s power as heir

Question 14

How was the Lincolnshire rising dealt with

Answer 14

It was quickly dealt with by the Duke of Suffolk

Question 15

What was serious about the Lincolnshire rising

Answer 15

• Pontefract castle was captured

- It involved nobles which meant it was a distinguished attack on the King