Edward VI Rebellion Flashcards
What was perhaps the worst year of the whole Tudor period?
1549 ‘The closest thing Tudor England cane to a class war’- John guy
Why did Somerset’s government struggle to cope with the rebellions?
Thin resources of the Tudor state overstretched with troops garrisoning the south of Scotland and the south east of England
Where was the western rebellion?
Devon and Cornwall
Why is the western rebellion of 1549 known as the prayer book rebellion?
The rebels described the new book of common prayer as a Christmas game
What did the rebels of the western rebellion want?
To reverse the religious reforms which were destroying how people had experienced religion- traditional rituals of the church service gone
What were non religious reasons for the western rebellion?
Distrust between the rural labourers and the landowners
Peasants resented the sheep tax
Where was ketts rebellion ?
East anglia
Why is there little evidence in east anglia of conservative religious tendencies among the leadership?
The rebels at Norwich had services conducted according to the book of common prayer
Name 3 specific grievances of the rebels of ketts rebellion?
Hatred of local government officials
Resentment of the abuse by landowners of the Norfolk foldcourse system
Frustrations about the maladministration locally of the Howards
How did the rebels of ketts rebellion feel about enclosure?
Wanted the government to act on the promises of reform which had been made by Somerset in his proclamation against enclosures in April
How was the western rebellion suppressed?
Lord Russell eventually had enough forces including foreign mercenaries to defeat the rebels bear Exeter
How was ketts rebellion suppressed?
The governments original attempt to crush it by the earl of Northampton had ended in humiliating failure
Earl of Warwick commanded an army including foreign mercenaries. The rebellion brutally suppressed and kett hanged
