Causation- Taxation

Question 1

What were the taxation motivated rebellions during Henry VII’s reign and year?

Answer 1

Yorkshire rebellion- 1489

Cornish rising- 1497

Question 2

What were the main taxation motivated rebellions in Henry VII’s reign and year?

Answer 2

The Amicable Grant rising- 1525

The Pilgrimage of grace- 1536

Question 3

What was the main rebellion caused by taxation in Edward’s reign and year?

Answer 3

The Western Rebellion- 1549

Question 4

How did taxation factor into the Pilgrimage of Grace?

Answer 4

One of the rebels’ articles demanded that the subsidy act of 1534 was abandoned

Question 5

How did taxation factor into the Western Rebellion?

Answer 5

The rebels opposed the subsidy act of 1549 which aimed to raise money on sheep and cloth

Question 6

Why did taxation cause fewer rebellions post 1549?

Answer 6

Monarchs used innovative taxation less and opted for other methods such as debasing the coinage to prevent unrest