Causes of Rebellion (Henry VIII)

Question 1

How much did Henry VIII attempt to raise for Amicable Grant rebellion 1525?

Answer 1

£800,000

Question 2

Secondary social causes of Amicable Grant rebellion:

Answer 2

High unemployment, 12% fall in peasant income from 1520-1530, 60% rise in prices since 1500

Question 3

What were being dissolved which led to the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion 1536?

Answer 3

Monasteries earning under 200 in income a year

Question 4

What other social factors led to the Pilgrimage of Grace 1536?

Answer 4

Bad harvests, high inflation, rapid population growth and a high tax burden

Question 5

What economic factors led to the Pilgrimage of Grace 1536?

Answer 5

• Many relied on monastic charity which was cut off by the closure of the monasteries
• Previously monastic land was bought up by southerners
• There was a fear of the drainage of coin and that coins were leaving the north to the south

Question 6

What political factors led to the Pilgrimage of Grace 1536?

Answer 6

Northern Nobles had factional disagreements with Cromwell (Percy, Darcey and Hussey) and the greater house of Boleyn - wanted to regain lost power

Question 7

Main cause of Silken Thomas Rebellion 1534

Answer 7

Political - Resistance from Ireland from attempts to increase English control beyond the Pale, Thomas Fitzgerald believed that Henry VIII had murdered his father Gerald Fitzgerald and sought revenge, the Kildare family felt it was losing ground to rivals in Ireland

Question 8

Subsidiary cause of Silken Thomas Rebellion 1534

Answer 8

Religious - There were fears that the protestant reformation would spread to Ireland and therefore the rebellion was labelled a “crusade”

Question 9

How much had peasant income fallen between 1520-1530? (related to Amicable Grant rebellion 1525)

Answer 9

12%

Question 10

How much had prices rose between 1500 and 1525? (related to Amicable Grant rebellion 1525)

Answer 10

60%