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MTC 7.3 - Why was there so much unrest in 1549? Flashcards

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Chapter 7.3

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chapter 7.3

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What political issue was there in 1549?

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It was unsure whether Somerset’s appointment as Lord Protector after Henry VIII’s death would be accepted

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What were the clergy ordered to preach?

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Clergy were ordered to preach the need for obedience from the pulpit

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What is a potential reason for why unpopular policies were challenged more during this time?

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Somerset did not have the royal authority of a divinely ordained monarch

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How many counties saw rebellion in the late spring and summer of 1549?

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25

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What was the rising in Devon and Cornwall called?

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The Western Rebellion

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What else was the Western Rebellion called?

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The Prayer Book Rebellion

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Why was William Body sent to that region in 1548?

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To supervise the destruction of images which Protestants believed to be superstitious

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When was the Western Rebellion?

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6th June 1549 to 17th August 1549

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What happened to William Body in 1548?

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He was murdered in Helston

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Why did a significant number of peasants gather in Bodmin, Cornwall, in 1549?

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To protest against the imposition of the Act of Uniformity

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Where was there a much larger disturbance?

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Sampford Courtenay, a village in Devon

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Why was there a disturbance in Devon?

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The locals objected to the use of the new Prayer Book

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What did the protestors in Devon insist?

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That the priest said mass according to the old custom

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When did rebels from Devon and Cornwall join forces at Crediton?

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20th June

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What made up most of the rebels demands?

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Religion

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Who drew up the rebels demands?

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Catholic priests

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What were some of the demands?

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  • Restoration of the traditional doctrine
  • Asserted a belief in both transubstantiation in purgatory
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What two taxes were mentioned in the initial list of complaints?

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Sheep and cloth tax

20
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Who did the rebels consider their enemies?

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The gentry

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Where did the Cornish rebels attack and rob the gentry?

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St Michael’s Mount

22
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What did the rebels shout at Bodmin?

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‘Kill the Gentlemen’

23
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What member of the gentry was murdered by the rebels?

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William Hellyons

24
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What city did the rebels siege?

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Exeter

25
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What did the mayor do to stop the poor handing the city over to the rebels?

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Firewood was sold cheaply to the poor and free food was distributed

26
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What did some of the inhabitants of Exeter describe the rebels as?

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‘refuse, scum, and the rascals of the whole county’

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Kett’s Rebellion:
Who was the leader of Kett’s rebellion?

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Robert Kett

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What two Norfolk towns did the unrest start in?

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Attleborough and Wymondham

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What were the first riots over?

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Enclosures

30
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What lawyer were the rioters initially angry with for enclosing land?

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John Flowerdew

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How many men did Kett assemble?

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16,000

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Where did the 16,000 rebels set up camp?

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Mousehold Heath

33
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What did the local forces offer the rebels?

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A pardon

34
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What city was seized by the rebels?

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Norwich, second biggest city at the time

35
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How many troops were sent under the Marquis of Northampton to defeat the rebels?

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14,000

36
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After the Marquis of Northampton was defeated, who was sent?

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The Earl of Warwick

37
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Where did the Earl of Warwick massacre the rebels?

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Dussindale, just outside Norwich

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What were two of the agricultural demands of the rebels?

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  • Common land; many of the peasants had been forced off in order to make way for the gentry putting large numbers of sheep onto common land
  • Complaints about the gentry manipulation of the foldcourse system
39
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What was the economic grievance of the rebels?

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The economic grievances expressed concerns about rising rents as landowners attempted to put them up to counter the effects of inflation

40
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What were most of the religious demands from the rebels?

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Protestant

41
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What did the rebels criticise?

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The running of local government

42
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What stat shows the economic disparities in Norwich?

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6% of people owned 60% of the goods

43
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What Lord was brutally beat to death by the Kett rebels?

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Lord Sheffield

44
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Other Rebellions:
Where were some of the areas that experienced unrest in 1549?

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Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Yorkshire, Suffolk, Kent, Cambridgeshire

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