Nature POG Flashcards
What are the main themes around nature
Whose rebellion was it – commons, clergy, gentry
Was it spontaneous or planned
What tactics were used, was it violent
The rebellion was planned because
There were nine separate armies and pin badges
It was a gentry rebellion because
Only the gentry would have the ability and connections to organise such a large scale rising
Which rebel demands only appealed to the gentry
The statue of uses
Who was most affected by changes in Royal policy and the increase in influence of the Duke of Suffolk in Lincolnshire
The gentry
Which men who had key roles in the rebellion had court connections
Hussey and Darcy
Who did the gentry resent as they lost positions at court to
Thomas Cromwell and Anne Boleyn
The rebels the Demands attacked which men
Cromwell, Richard Rich, Thomas Audley
The names of Cromwell and Rich would not have been familiar to the
Commons therefore it can be seen as a gentry rebellion
The gentry argued that they were
Coerced into joining the rebellion but this was an excuse of their behaviour after the rising had failed. Otherwise they’d be tortured
The nine host armies began as a
Protest of the people
How many people were in the rebellion and what class did they mostly make up
40,000 people Who were mostly commons
The common is believed that the gentry would
Best articulate their views
The original name of the pilgrimage of grace was
Pilgrimage for Grace for the Commonwealth
The aims of the rebels went to protect the Commonwealth hence the demands on
Taxation, tenants rights and the wealth of local churches and monasteries
