1596 Oxfordshire

Question 1

What was the main cause of the Oxfordshire rising?

Answer 1

The government had lifted the restrictions on enclosing open fields in 1593 as there were plenty of cheap grain available. As a result, there were new enclosures at Hampton Gaye and Hampton Poyle

Question 2

Where was the assembly arranged?

Answer 2

Enslow Hill

Question 3

How many people were involved in the Oxfordshire rising?

Answer 3

Four

Question 4

Who led the Oxfordshire rebellion?

Answer 4

Commons – carpenter Bartholomew Steer

Question 5

What were the outcomes of the Oxfordshire rebellion?

Answer 5

Planned rebellion fails when only a handful of men assemble
Plotters tortured to establish if there was a conspiracy. 2 executed, rest died in prison
Act passed banning further enclosures

Question 6

What were the subsidiary causes of the Oxfordshire rebellion?

Answer 6

Famine caused by bad harvest
Falling wages
Rising population causes pressure on availability of land
Epidemics
Overall, worst conditions for some decades

Question 7

Why did the Oxfordshire rebellion fail?

Answer 7

The protest was to be a violent one – the rebels confessed that they planned to murder 7 local landowners, people were reluctant to join
State security was good - once one of the men approached by the rebels told his master of the plan, the ringleaders were quickly rounded up
Tudors had a secure grip on the country