Dates

Question 1

What period was Henry VII the king for?

Answer 1

1485-1509

Question 2

When was Lovel and Stafford’s rebellion?

Answer 2

1486 (Henry VII) - sought to overthrow Henry VII

Question 3

When was Simnel’s rebellion?

Answer 3

1486-7 (Henry VII) - Pretender, dynastic

Question 4

When was the Yorkshire rebellion?

Answer 4

1489 (Henry VII) - Unwilling to pay taxes to fund war against France

Question 5

When was the Cornish rebellion?

Answer 5

1497 (Henry VII) - Unwilling to pay taxes to fund war against Scotland

Question 6

When was Warbeck’s rebellion?

Answer 6

1497 (Henry VII) - Pretender, dynastic

Question 7

What period was Henry VIII the king for?

Answer 7

1509-1547

Question 8

When was the Amicable Grant rebellion?

Answer 8

1525 (Henry VIII) - Unwilling (and unable?) to pay taxes to fund war against France

Question 9

When was the Silken Thomas rebellion?

Answer 9

1534-7 (Henry VIII) - hearing the arrest of and imprisonment of father Earl of Kildare in the Tower of London.

Question 10

When was the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion?

Answer 10

1538-7 (Henry VIII) - Challenged Henry’s religious reforms. Also had economic, social and political grievances.

Question 11

What period was Edward VI the king for?

Answer 11

1547-1553

Question 12

When was the Western rebellion?

Answer 12

1549 (Edward VI) - Demanded an end to Protestant reforms and recent taxes on sheep and wool.

Question 13

When was Kett’s rebellion?

Answer 13

1549 (Edward VI) - Against illegal encloses and agrarian practices adopted by the county gentry.

Question 14

What period was Mary I the queen for?

Answer 14

1553-1558

Question 15

When was the Northumberland rebellion?

Answer 15

1553 (Mary I) - Duke of Northumberland attempted to prevent Mary from gaining the throne by asserting the claim of Lady Jane Grey.

Question 16

When was Wyatt’s rebellion?

Answer 16

1554 (Mary I) - Protest at Mary’s proposed marriage to Philip of Spain.

Question 17

What period was Elizabeth I the queen for?

Answer 17

1558-1603

Question 18

When was Shane O’Neill’s rebellion?

Answer 18

1558-1567 (Elizabeth I) - Resented losing earldom to his brother, murdered him and turned on English settlers & administration.

Question 19

When was the Northern Earls rebellion?

Answer 19

1568-70 (Elizabeth I) - Planned to release Mary Stuart from captivity marry her to the Duke of Norfolk and force Elizabeth to recognise Mary as her successor. Called for the dismissal of William Cecil (queens secretary)

Question 20

When was the Munster rebellion?

Answer 20

1569-73 (Elizabeth I) - Fitzgerald rose up against English plantations in Munster.

Question 21

When was the Geraldine rebellion?

Answer 21

1579-83 (Elizabeth I) - Protest at Elizabeth’s religious and political policies.

Question 22

When was the Tyrone rebellion?

Answer 22

1595-1603 (Elizabeth I) - Hugh O’Neill raised support from every Irish province against English rule.

Question 23

When was the Oxfordshire rebellion?

Answer 23

1596 (Elizabeth I) - Severe economic problems.

Question 24

When was Essex’s rebellion?

Answer 24

1601 (Elizabeth I) - Show of popular support for Essex against Cecil and the queen’s councillors.