Nature 4 - Leadership (Commons & Gentry)

Question 1

When did Gentry leadership become more common?

Answer 1

• The middle period, as nobles, unless they were seriously disaffected, were unwilling to risk their positions.

Question 2

Who was the Yorkshire tax rebellion led by and what was his position?

Answer 2

• Sir John Egremont An illegitimate member of the Percy family.

Question 3

Who was the P.O.G rebellion led by and what was his position?

Answer 3

• Sir Robert Aske, attorney to the Earl of Northumberland.

Question 4

Who was the Western rebellion led by and what were their positions?

Answer 4

• Sir Humphrey Arundell, John Winslade and John Bury.
• Landowners in Cornwall and Devon.

Question 5

Who was the Wyatt rebellion led by and what were their positions?

Answer 5

• Sir Thomas Wyatt, but also Sir James Croft and Sir Peter Carew.
• Wyatt was a courtier and former sheriff.
• Croft held a variety of government posts.
• Carew was a courtier and been High Sheriff of Devon and helped to put down the Western Rebellion.

Question 6

Why did members of the clergy rarely revolt? When did they revolt?

Answer 6

• It was seen as a sin Whenever the Catholic faith was under attack, so the Clergy could get involved in these cases.
• Richard Symonds, a Priest was involved in the Simnel Rebellion while local monasteries were involved in the Pilgrimage of Grace.

Question 7

Why were few rebellions led by commoners?

Answer 7

• They had little local influence so couldn’t get large-scale support, as seen with the Oxfordshire rebellion in 1596.

Question 8

Name a successful common led rebellion- why was it successful?

Answer 8

• The Amicable Grant rising in 1525 - got sympathy in the Kings Council.

Question 9

Name some unsuccessful common led rebellions.

Answer 9

• Much of the unrest in 1549- Kett in East Anglia and lesser disturbances in the south and Midlands.

Question 10

What kind of rebellions were commoners more likely to be involved in?

Answer 10

• Protests against Government policies notably taxation and religion such as the Cornish rising of 1497 or the Pilgrimage of Grace 1536-37. Their involvement ensured the rebellion raised large numbers.

Question 11

Which rebellions had cross-class support?

Answer 11

• Cornish rebellion.
• Pilgrimage of Grace

Question 12

Which Rebellion did not have noble or gentry support?

Answer 12

• Kett’s as it was about low politics.

Question 13

Which rebellions had foreign support?

Answer 13

• The dynastic rebellions in the early period with Margaret of Burgundy funding mercenaries for Simnel’s rebellion.

Support did not Materialise:

• P.O.G- hoped for support from Charles V.
• Wyatt- hoped for support from France
• Northern Earls- Hoped for Papal and Spanish support.