consequences Flashcards
Lovel consequences
1486
Lovel escaped
Staffords both executed
Simnel consequences
1487 many of rebels killed at East Stoke 28 rebels had acts of attainder passed Henry initially pardoned Irish --> later sent Poyning to crack down in Ireland --> lost their castles and no longer allowed to meet as Parliament without King present English laws made valid in Ireland Earl of Kildare made deputy of Ireland Symonds prisoned for life Simnel captures and given job in H7's kitchen
Silken Thomas consequences
Thomas sent to London and executed in ToL with his 5 uncles and 70 other ringleaders
Garrison of 40 Irish executed after 6 day siege of Maynooth
70 executions
Total = 115 executions
POG consequences
Aske and Bigod arrested - convicted of treason and hanged
50 Lincolnshire rebels + 130 northern rebels executed (relatively small number considering the size of the rebel support)
The rebellion thus remained entirely northern, though there was certainly sympathy in the south
Western consequences
4,000 rebels killed
Kett consequences
Many blamed Somerset for provoking rebellion and being too weak and slow when suppressing it
Warwick’s success made him the obvious leader to challenge Somerset, his Army could be used to topple Somerset
5th Oct 1549 bloodless battle between Earl of Warwick and Somerset
November 1549 - MPs reenacted the 13th century statute of Merton, enabling Lords of the manor to enclose common land and at their own discretion, leaving what they judged as sufficient room for tenants - death penalty for those who broke down fences
MPs also passed laws making it a felony to combine lower rents and lower the price of corn
Warwick brought more extreme Protestantism, but not due to Kett
Kett and up to 300 rebels executed
Wyatt consequences
480 rebels were tried and convicted, but 400 were then pardoned.
Leading conspirators and nearly 100 men executed
Elizabeth not executed due to lack of evidence against her
Wyatt gained martyr status (a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs) especially in Elizabeth’s reign when there was reaction against Spain and Catholics
Elizabeth restored Wyatt’s family to its lands on her accession
No further punishment in Kent, as already sensitive area
Mary married Phillip - got England into disastrous war against France
Death toll - approx 150 men
Shane O’Neill consequences
Elizabeth had to spend £250,000 over 10 years on suppressing O’Neill’s rebellion
Following the suppression of the rebellion, junior members of the clan were made to surrender their land in Ulster and have them recreated according to English law
The Scots in Atrim were excused
Three garrisons were set up and two English colonies were established
Northern Earls consequences
calls in 1570 parliament for Mary QoS to be executed and calls for Elizabeth to get married and have an heir - her moves towards marriage and alliance with Henri Duke of Anjou were an indirect result
total number of deaths was only 5 killed.
Westmorland not caught
Northumberland executed
Geraldine rebellion consequences
Desmond eventually rounded up by an English Army led by Lord Wilton - his army was more than capable of solving the Gerlandine rebellion
Desmond was executed
800 rebels executed - Sir Humphrey Gilbert committed atrocities – forcing Irishmen who came to his tent to walk between two rows of severed heads.
Cost Elizabeth £254,000
Oxfordshire consequences
4 ringleaders taken to London, interrogated, imprisoned for 6 month, tortured and then sentenced to death for making war against the Queen
June - 2 rebels hanged, drawn and quartered
On four occasions the council ordered the Lord lieutenant to make arrests as they believed more people were involved - this resulted in many innocent men ending up in prison
In the aftermath of the rebellion, the Privy Council did prosecute several local landowners for illegally enclosing land and had the enclosed land restored to common use.
Essex consequences
Reinforced Cecil’s power - especially in eyes of James Vl
Execution of Earl of Essex and his eight other main conspirators
Showed that Tudor monarchy still strong
