Causation- Famine, Inflation And Social Issues

Question 1

When did famine and disease factor into unrest?

Answer 1

Oxfordshire rising of 1596- failed harvests, higher mortality and price rises
Food riots- Elizabeth’s reign in the 1580s and 90s

Question 2

How did famine, inflation and social issues factor into the Pilgrimage of Grace?

Answer 2

Pilgrims demanded entry fines to be set at the price of two years rent

Question 3

How did famine, inflation and social issues factor into ketts rebellion?

Answer 3

• The rebels demanded that the price of land and rent for land to be returned to that of 1485
• 17 of 29 demands were linked to rents, landlords and enclosures

Question 4

How did famine, inflation and social issues factor into the Western Rebellion?

Answer 4

The rebels attacked genry and called for a limit on the size of gentry households