9. The Western Rebellion

Question 1

When was William Body attacked?

Answer 1

1547

Question 2

Who was William Body?

Answer 2

A local archdeacon and Protestant sympathiser

Question 3

When was William body murdered?

Answer 3

In 1548 when he returned to supervise the destruction of images

Question 4

Where was William Body murdered?

Answer 4

Helston

Question 5

What dominated the rebels demands?

Answer 5

Religious reasons

Question 6

What did the rebels demand? (Religious)

Answer 6

-religious laws returned to those of Henry VIII
-objected the new mass

Question 7

What did the rebels describe the mass as?

Answer 7

‘Like a Christmas game’

Question 8

Who were the demands drawn up by?

Answer 8

Catholic priests

Question 9

What did earlier lists of demands include?

Answer 9

References to sheep and cloth tax

Question 10

Why was sheep and cloth tax an issue?

Answer 10

As it would have hit pastoral areas like Devon and Cornwall hard

Question 11

What did the rebels do to the gentry?

Answer 11

-They attacked and robbed the gentry at St Michaels mount
-at Bodmin they shouted ‘Kill the Gentleman’
-in Devon the rebels killed William Hellyons, a member of the gentry

Question 12

What was the link between the religious and social grievances?

Answer 12

The gentry gained financially from the dissolution of the monasteries and chantries

Question 13

Where did a significant number of peasants gather in 1549?

Answer 13

Bodmin in Cornwall

Question 14

Why did the peasants gather at Bodmin?

Answer 14

To protest against the act of uniformity

Question 15

Where was the larger disturbance?

Answer 15

Sampford Courtenay, a village in Devon

Question 16

When was the disturbance at sampford courtenay?

Answer 16

On whit Monday

Question 17

Why was there a large disturbance at sampford courtenay?

Answer 17

Locals objected to the use of the new prayer book, and demanded that the priest said mass according to the old custom

Question 18

When and where did the forces from Devon and Cornwall join forces?

Answer 18

At credition on 20 June

Question 19

What local gentry tried to help the situation?

Answer 19

Sir Peter Carew

Question 20

What did Sir Peter Carew do?

Answer 20

He rode to crediton but only aggravated the situation as he was a known Protestant.

Question 21

When did sir Peter Carew ride to crediton?

Answer 21

21 June

Question 22

What did Sir Peter Carew do after he aggravated the situation?

Answer 22

He fled back to Exeter

Question 23

What did the rebel army do after sir Peter Carew?

Answer 23

They moved the walls of Exeter and began a siege

Question 24

What did Somerset do after the siege?

Answer 24

He wrote a conciliatory response to the rebels and urged Lord Russell, a Catholic member of the council to find a solution

Question 25

When did Somerset write a conciliatory response?

Answer 25

29 June 1549

Question 26

Why could Somerset only provide Russell with a small army?

Answer 26

He was struggling to suppress order elsewhere, so Russell was reluctant to act

Question 27

What did Russell do in response to pressure from Somerset?

Answer 27

He began his advance against the rebels

Question 28

When did Russell begin his advance against the rebels?

Answer 28

28 July

Question 29

When did Russell relieve Exeter?

Answer 29

6 August

Question 30

When did Russell defeat the rebel forces at sampford courtenay?

Answer 30

16 August

Question 31

How many rebels were killed in the process?

Answer 31

3000 rebels

Question 32

Who was hanged?

Answer 32

Robert Welsh

Question 33

Who was Robert Welsh?

Answer 33

Probable leader of the rebellion