Edward Social Rebellions

Question 1

What were the overlying themes and reasons for rebellions during edwards reign?

Answer 1

• Taxation
• Enclosures
• Social and agragrian issues

Question 2

What were the 3 major rebellions of the mid tudor period?

Answer 2

• Western June and Ketss July 1549

- Wyatts Rebellion 1554

Question 3

What was the Western Rebellion?

Answer 3

• The Western rebellion in devon was prompted particularly by relgious greaivances
• This rebellion was the prayer book rebellion on account of the deceription by the rebels of the new book
• The relgious grievances ran much deeper
• This was since both the role of the church socially in the community, the poor relief which it provided had all gone, and so had the relgiious practcies
• Due to the monastries and chantries and guilds
• Iconclyasm in the churches
• ———»» SHEEP TAX

Question 4

What was the Ketts Rebellion?

Answer 4

• This was due to enclousre issues
• Hatred of goevrnemtn officials
• Resentment of the abuse by landowners of the norflock foldcourse system
• The bad management of the howards

Question 5

How were both the rebellions suppressed?

Answer 5

• The western rebellion was supperessed by lord russell and with somerset aiding him with foreign merceneries who were able to suppress and crush the rebellion
• The Ketts rebellion had to be dealth by the earl of warwick and the rebellion was brutally crushed with ketts being hung for treason