61. The Oxfordshire Rising Of 1596 Flashcards
Where was the ringleader from?
A carpenter from Hampton Poyle
Who was the ringleader?
Bartholomew Steer
Why did steer form a protest?
Protesting against enclosures after forty and sixty men visited the country’s Lord Lieutenant, Lord Norris, and asked him to help the poor
How did the plot become violent?
Threw down enclosures, then seized weapons from the Lord lieutenants residence and killed several local landowners
Who tried to recruit further support?
Steer and two brothers, millers James and Richard Bradshaw
When did steer arrange for the plotters to meet?
9pm on 21 November 1596
Where did steer arrange for the plotters to meet?
Enslow hill
Where did steer propose that they march to?
London after attacking local targets to meet up with the London apprentices
Why was enslow hill selected?
Due to memories of the 1549 rising
What did steer say about Enslow hill?
The commons had been ‘hanged like dogs’ but he ‘would never yield’
What was an example of people being nervous to commit themself?
Steer asked his brother how much support he could expect in Witney, and receive a discouraging reply
How many men gathered on Enslow Hill?
Four men
Who gathered at Enslow hill on the 21st?
Steer, Thomas Horne (a servant),
Robert Burton (a mason), and Edward Bompass (a fuller)
When was the gathering disbanded?
After 2 hours
What is proof that there may have been a misunderstanding?
A larger group of armed men gathered on the hill the previous Sunday
