Fate Of Rebels

Question 1

Q: categories for fate of rebels

Answer 1

• military confrontation
• Avoiding battle
• trials and retribution

Question 2

Q: military Confrontation

Answer 2

• simnel - 4000 mercenaries killed
• Cornish - over 1000 rebels killed at blackheath
• western - some 4000 of rebels killed at st.clyst and sampford courtney
• 3000 of ketts rebels killed at battle of Dussindale

•Ireland had A few clan skirmishes - she o’neill and James Fitzgerald in Geraldine rebellion
But then Tyrone won the battle of yellow ford

Question 3

Q: avoiding battle

Answer 3

• many rebels tried to avoid battle

• Warbeck fled rather then face Daubeny’s army
• Aske asked pilgrims to avoid battle
• wyatt surrendered

Question 4

Q: trials and tribulations

Answer 4

• punishments varied depending on the monarch

• henry VII and Mary were lenient - position weak
• Henry VIII and Elizabeth severe

•Henry VII

• financial penalties- bonds of recognisances - punishment + increased his wealth
• initially lenient with simnel and warbeck - latter executed

•Henry VIII
- pardons to pilgrims- out numbered- went back on word after bigods rissing - tried and jury verdict given without an appeal- lancaster - abbot of whaley ,4 monks , 4 cannons and 19 others executed

•Edward VI

• somerset- lenient to lower orders - criticism- regain support- western 100 rebels hanged devon - martial law imposed in cornwall - leading cleric Robert Welch hanged from his church
• Ketts- ringleaders executed + kett tortured tried + executed

• Mary

• didnt treat rebels harshly to win over people after LJG
• only 71 executions after wyatt + 600 pardoned
• did burn heretics

•Elizabeth

• treated all rebels harshly
• Ne’s - Northumberland executed + 450 rebels hanged
• Oxfordshire- ring leaders executed
• Essex- executed and others punished financially
• Ireland- martial law