Causes of the Wyatt Rebellion

Question 1

When did rumours of Mary’s marriage begin?

Answer 1

1553

Question 2

What happened in 1553?

Answer 2

Rumours of Mary’s marriage began to spread

Question 3

What was the fear associated with rumours of Marys marriage in 1553?

Answer 3

Fear that court would be dominated by Spaniards and no posts would be available for Englishmen

Question 4

What gentry was Thomas Wyatt apart of?

Answer 4

Kent gentry

Question 5

Who was apart of the Kent gentry?

Answer 5

Thomas Wyatt

Question 6

What were the characteristics of Thomas Wyatt?

Answer 6

Loyally served the Tudor family even supporting Mary over Lady Jane Grey in 1553

Question 7

Who loyally served the Tudor family even supporting Mary over Lady Jane Grey in 1553?

Answer 7

Thomas Wyatt

Question 8

What was Thomas Wyatts fears after rumours of Marys marriage?

Answer 8

Loose position in local society due to Spanish influence

Question 9

In the 16th century, what was the easiest way to gain political support?

Answer 9

Xenophobia and nationalism

Question 10

What did much of Wyatt’s propaganda revolve around?

Answer 10

Xenophobia and nationalism

Question 11

What did one Norwich carpenter claim?

Answer 11

“We will lie in pig sties in caves and the Spaniards will have out houses”

Question 12

Who said “We will lie in pig sties in caves and the Spaniards will have out houses”?

Answer 12

A Norwich carpenter

Question 13

What was an issue Wyatt could not gain popular support in?

Answer 13

Religion as it was a divided nation and appealing to Protestants would alienate the country

Question 14

What did the government stress to show the rebels were traitors?

Answer 14

Stressed the religious nature of the uprising in order to deflect away from Mary’s marriage

Question 15

Why did Wyatt not want to appeal to Protestants only?

Answer 15

Alienate most of the country

Question 16

Who were the largest group within the Wyatt’s rebellion?

Answer 16

From Maidstone

Question 17

What were the characteristic of the people from Maidstone (largest group in the rebellion)?

Answer 17

Strongly Trinitarian (Very protestant)

Question 18

What strongly Trinitarian (very protestant) group made up a large portion of Wyatt’s rebellion?

Answer 18

Those from Maidstone

Question 19

How many pronges was the attack?

Answer 19

4

Question 20

What religion were the leaders of the initial four pronged attack?

Answer 20

Known Protestant and no member was Catholic

Question 21

What religion was not involved in the four pronged attack?

Answer 21

No members of the plot were Catholic

Question 22

When the rebels reached London, what did they do?

Answer 22

Attacked the property of Stephen Gardiner, a leading Catholic and the new Bishop off Winchester

Question 23

In what area did the rebels attack the property of Stephen Gardiner (a leading Catholic and the Bishop of Winchester)?

Answer 23

In London

Question 24

What did the decline in Kent cloth trade cause?

Answer 24

Rising unemployment and many of those who took part were from areas around Cranbrook

Question 25

What area suffered from Slump (Decline in Kent cloth trade)?

Answer 25

Cranbook

Question 26

In what area did people join the rebellion due to the slump caused by the decline in the Kent cloth trade?

Answer 26

Cranbrook

Question 27

Why did many people in the rebellion come from Cranbrook?

Answer 27

Decline of Kent Cloth trade which had caused a slump and rising unemployment

Question 28

How many occupational backgrounds did the rebels come from?

Answer 28

30 different occupational background

Question 29

What was the impact of the rebels coming from 30 different occupational backgrounds?

Answer 29

Difficult to argue that it was due to economic pressures