Edward And Mary Rebellions Flashcards
What were the three mid Tudor rebellions
Western rebellion
Ketts rebellion
Wyatts rebellion
When was the western rebellion
6th June 1549
Where was the western rebellion
Devon and Cornwall
Why did the western rebellion start
Religious grievances - didn’t like book of common prayer and wanted to reverse reforms
Labourers vs landowners and tax grievances . Didn’t like the sheep tax
What is another name for the western rebellion
Prayer book rebellion
Why did 1549 have a lot of rebellions
Lots of low level rebellions due to religious grievances, agrarian grievances and tax grievances
Who put an end to the western rebellion
Lord Russell
Appointed by Somerset
When was ketts rebellion
1549
Where was ketts rebellion
East anglia
Why did ketts rebellion start
Arable to pastoral farming meant sheep tax
April 1549 - law that hedges to be removed on enclosed land
Who tried to end the ketts rebellion
Earl of Northampton
Failed drastically
How did ketts rebellion end
Somerset sent an army and Earl of Warwick to brutally end rebellion
Kett was killed
How many people were involved in ketts rebellion
16000
Closest to class war as Tudors got
When was Wyatt’s rebellion
1554
Where was Wyatt’s rebellion
Kent - amassed following and got into London
Who was in Wyatt’s rebellion
Sir Thomas Wyatt
Lady Jane greys father joined in
Elizabeth said to have had involvement
What were the motives of wyatts rebellion
Xenophobia
Decline in cloth trade
Resentment of royal marriage amount gentry who lost place in office
Was Wyatt’s rebellion a success
Very close
Made it to London
However Mary had enough troops to stop it
