How Did Tudor Governments Deal With Rebellion: Tactics Flashcards
What were the limited resources the Tudor governments had?
They had no standing army, no police forces and, at times, very little money
What was the main weapon the Tudor’s had?
Their claim to be legitimate rulers and the fact they had been anointed with holy oil and so derived their authority from God, so going against them would make them a sinner and a rebel
What was the usual tactic against rebellions for Tudor governments?
Buy time until they had enough troops to call the rebels’ bluff
Why did Tudor governments want to avoid violent confrontations?
The outcome was uncertain, they were expensive, in terms of fiancees and casualties
What tactic often certainly weakened the morale of some rebels and reduced their numbers?
Pardons offered for rebel if they would first disperse
Where were rebels offered a general pardon the eve of the battle if they surrendered?
Stoke, Blackheath, Cyst St Mary And Dussindale
When and to who, were there two royal heralds giving rebels chance to go home in peace?
In 1554 and Wyatt’s rebels
When did Wosley first receive reports of the Amicable Grant rising?
The first week of April 1925
What was Wosley original stance to reluctant taxpayers and sympathetic commissioners in 1525?
An uncompromising stance, and threatened Lord Lisle with execution if he failed to collect taxes in Berkshire
What did Wosley accuse the Duke of Somerset of when the Duke reported that protestors were becoming vociferous?
Of being oversensitive
Why did Henry inform the Lord Major and aldermen that the Amicable Grant would be halved on the 25th April 1525?
Wolsey’s bullying tactics had not worked and there was growing discontent in London itself
Why did Henry’s halving the Amicable Grant not work?
Nobody outside of London was informed
Who’s job did it fall to when 4000 protesters gathered at Lavenham in Suffolk in 1525 and what was their problem?
The Duke of Suffolk and Norfolk and Suffolk’s army of retainers was much smaller of the rebels’ forces and he was unsure of the reliability of his own men
Why did Henry allow the Duke of Norfolk to negate with the Pilgrimage of Grace rebels along as they agreed to go home?
Because the size of the rebel armies and the involvement of nobles, gentry and clergy armed the king
How many men did Norfolk and Shrewsbury have compared to the number of rebels at Pontefract Castle in 1536?
8000 men of Norfolk and Shrewsbury and 30,000 rebels
What was Norfolk’s strategy in the Pilgrimage of Grace?
Arranged a truce with the gents, promise whatever was needed to disperse their army and once the leaders were operated from the rank and file, pacify the disaffected areas in revolt
What strategy did the king favour and what strategy did the king go for in the Pilgrimage of Grace?
The king favoured a military solution but bowed to Norfolk’s diplomatic approach
Who did Norfolk only talk to when he met the rebels’ spokesmen on the 27th October 1536?
The gentry and nobles
What was the king’s tactic once Norfolk had succeeded in stemming the advancing rebels?
Stand firm and browbeat the emissaries into submission
When and why did Aske accept the terms and tore off his badge?
On the 6th December 1536, Norfolk met 40 pilgrims and promised that a parliament would resolve the issues behind the rebellion and there would be no more monastic suppression and the rebels would receive a general pardon
What was the Duke of Somerset’s response to the new in July 1549 that Exeter was under attack?
Send a series of letters to the rebel camp urging them to desist, offering them a free pardon if they did and threatening dire punishment if they did not
What was the reaction of Somerset’s proclamations and offered pardons in 1549 due to the Western rebellion?
The proclamation on 11th July treating to forfeit their land and property and no effect, on 12th July he pardoned any guilty of ‘riotous assembly’ none did and, on 16th July another proclamation pardoned submissive rioters but future offenders were threatened with martial law, still o reaction
What did Somerset believe was why the rebels in the Western rebellion acted?
‘Rather out of ignorance than of malice’
What did William Paget criticise Somerset’s repose to the Western rebels for?
Somerset’s leniency and lack of swift repression
