Frequency and Nature - The success and failure of rebellion

Question 1

In what way was the Amicable Grant a success?

Answer 1

• Aims were achieved, as the tax was not collected and the parliamentary subsidy was reassessed
• Considerable cross class support of 4000
• Henry could make concessions without losing power

Question 2

Which rebellions did the government make concessions in?

Answer 2

• Yorkshire- The tax was not collected and no fine given
• Cornish- Tax wasn’t collected
• PoG- Rebels were pardoned
• Kett- Subsidy and Vagrancy acts repealed, Enclosure act restricts landlords’ rights over common land]
• Western- Sheep and Cloth tax abandoned
• Oxfordshire- Seven landowners prosecuted for enclosing common land

Question 3

Which rebellions were failures as a result of temporary concessions?

Answer 3

• PoG- Henry closed the larger monasteries in 1538
• Edward did not abandon the prayer book afte 1549
• Mary did not abandon Catholic policies after Wyatt’s rebellion
• Elizabeth introduced penal laws against catholic recusants after the norther earls

Question 4

What are the reasons for a rebellions failure?

Answer 4

• Lack of support
• Government tactics encouraged rebels to disperse
• Threat of a royal army
• Government forces were superior in battle
• Rebels failed to capture London
• Foreign aid either failed to arrive or was too small