Mary I: opposition and conformity

Question 1

When was the Wyatt rebellion

Answer 1

January 1554

Question 2

causes of the Wyatt rebellion

Answer 2

Spanish marriage

Religion: leaders of the 4 planned rebellions all had Protestant sympathies

Economic: Kent, where many of the rebels came from, was badly affected by the slump in the cloth trade in the 1550s

Political: most of rebel leaders had played prominent role in local policies in Edward VI’s reign but had lost power under Mary and saw rebellion as only way to regain their power

Question 3

why did the Wyatt rebellion fail? Mary’s response

Answer 3

Refrained from appealing to Charles V, realising perhaps that foreign troops would have played into Wyatt’s hands

Remained in London and ordered fortification of the city

1 February Mary issued a personal appeal from the Guildhall and played on Londoners

Question 4

Why did the Wyatt rebellion fail?

Wyatt’s own errors:

Answer 4

Wyatt made error by diverting his forces to take control of Cooling Castle held by Lord Cobham

Castle surrendered, but Wyatt had lost a day and was late in reaching the Thames at Southwark where London Bridge had been fortified

Did not manage to cross the Thames for another 6 days, only to be met by formidable defences in Kensington and Fleet Street

Question 5

What was the aim of Wyatt’s rebellion?

Answer 5

To put Lady Jane Grey or Elizabeth on the throne

Question 6

Who were the two other leaders of Wyatt’s rebellion who failed to create an uprising?

Answer 6

Croft and Suffolk (Lady Jane Grey’s father)

Question 7

England’s entrance in the French war

Answer 7

• 1557
• An attack on Scarborough in April 1557 triggered Englands involvement
• refused Philips plea for help in the war = indicated privy councils position on the war
• the war had moved to the English Channel

Question 8

result of the French war in 1557

Answer 8

• calais lost to the French

- understocked and undermanned