Nature 5 - Objectives

Question 1

What were the three main objectives of Tudor rebels?

Answer 1

1. To remove the monarch ( dynastic rebellions )
2. To force the government to change its politics- such as taxation or religion.
3. To remove English rule from Ireland and establish independence ( Irish rebellions )

Question 2

What was the objective of dynastic rebellions?

Answer 2

• At the start of the period, Yorkist rebellions wanted to remove Henry VII from the throne. This was also evident in the ‘Devise’ in 1553 when Northumberland wanted to prevent Mary Tudor from acceding the throne.
• Others were less open with their objectives and claimed they didn’t aim to remove the monarch, despite that being their true motive:
  
  • Wyatt- claimed he wanted to stop Mary’s marriage to Phillip
  • The Northern Earls- wanted to force Elizabeth to name Mary Queen of Scots as heir.
  • Essex- who wanted to remove the Cecil faction.

Question 3

Which rebellions wished for the government to stop the collection of taxation and when were tax rebellions the most prevalent?

Answer 3

• Tax rebellions often followed innovative practices, such as the introduction of taxes to fund wars.
  
  • Yorkshire Rebellion (1489)
  • Cornish Rebellion (1497)
  • Amicable Grant (1525)

Question 4

Which rebellions wished for the government to change religious policy and when were religious rebellions the most prevalent?

Answer 4

• Usually following a change in legislation that had a significant impact on the daily lives of people, which became more frequent after the Reformation.
  
  • P.O.G followed the dissolution of smaller monasteries, which the rebels wanted to be reversed as well as demanding the restoration of traditional practices and papal rule.
  • Western rebellion- followed the dissolution of the chantries and the introduction of a new, Protestant , `prayer Book. The rebels saw this as an attack on traditional religion and wanted the changes reversed
  • The Northern Earls- wanted an end to the religious changes introduced by Elizabeth and her bishop in durham, Pilkingham.

Question 5

Which rebellions were about changing social and economic policies?

Answer 5

• Kett’s rebellion wanted the government to enforce anti-enclosure legislation and protect common land.
• The Western rebels wanted the government to abandon the Sheep and Cloth tax.
• The Oxfordshire rising wanted the government to take action against high food prices.

Question 6

What was the objective of Irish rebellions?

Answer 6

• Initially they wanted an end to recent government political, religious and economic policies.
• However, by the end of the period, the Irish wanted to remove the English administration and similar to the Northern Earls, preserve the Catholic faith.