MARY I REBELLION

Question 1

WHEN was Wyatt’s rebellion?

Answer 1

1554

Question 2

WHAT was the major rebellion under Mary I?

Answer 2

Wyatt’s rebellion (1554)

Question 3

WHAT were the causes for Wyatt’s rebellion?

Answer 3

• Xenophobia: many disapproved of Mary’s marriage to Philip of Spain and disliked the influx of Spanish advisers
• Religion: many of Wyatt’s supporters were from a Protestant stronghold
• Possibly some social/economic grievances due to a decline in the local cloth industry
• Some were gentry who had lost office
• Implicit objective of getting rid of Mary (some for Jane Grey and others for Elizabeth)

Question 4

HOW MANY were involved in Wyatt’s rebellion?

Answer 4

Wyatt and 3,000 men

Question 5

WHAT was the original plan for Wyatt’s rebellion?

Answer 5

Four simultaneous risings in Devon, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire and Kent

Question 6

WHAT happened in Wyatt’s rebellion?

Answer 6

1) Plans were leaked, forcing rebels into action
2) Only Kent experienced a major rebellion
3) Duke of Norfolk failed to engage rebels and retreated
4) Queen rallies support and rebels are stopped by Crown forces from crossing into London
5) Wyatt surrenders 7 Feb

Question 7

WHAT were the failures of Wyatt’s rebellion?

Answer 7

Wyatt failed to convince Londoners to join him, Mary had behaved bravely and resolutely, and her council didn’t defect (join the rebellion)

Question 8

WHAT happened to Lady Jane Grey after Wyatt’s rebellion?

Answer 8

She was executed

Question 9

WHAT happened to Elizabeth after Wyatt’s rebellion?

Answer 9

She was arrested and put in the Tower. However, Mary’s interrogators had a vested interest in not finding out the full truth (Paget didn’t want to alienate Elizabeth, the likely future queen, and Gardiner had links to Courtenay who was involved in the rebellion). Elizabeth was released due to a lack of evidence

Question 10

HOW MANY were executed as a consequence of Wyatt’s rebellion?

Answer 10

150, including Wyatt and Lady Jane Grey

Question 11

WHAT was the significance of Wyatt’s rebellion?

Answer 11

• Showed that Protestants’ opinions couldn’t be ignored
• Shows the extent of popular suspicion of the Spanish marriage
• The notable lack of socio-economic causes shows the significance of xenophobia at the time
• A fairly large threat due to the rebels almost making it to London