Oxfordshire Rising Flashcards
When did the Oxfordshire rising take place?
1596
How long did the Oxfordshire rising last?
A matter of hours
Where did the Oxfordshire rising take place?
Enslow Hill, Oxfordshire
Who led the Oxfordshire Rising?
Commons - carpenter Bartholomew Steer
What was the main cause of the Oxfordshire Rising?
Anger over enclosure
What were the subsidiary causes of the Oxfordshire Rising?
Economic problems
-Famine caused by bad harvest
-Falling wages
-Rising population causes pressure on availability of land
-Epidemics
-Overall, worst conditions for some decades
How threatening was the Oxfordshire Rising?
It was not threatening.
Why did the Oxfordshire Rising fail?
-Lack of rebels
-Good state security
Key facts of the Oxfordshire Rising
-1596 was the worst harvest for 40 years, and the second worst of the entire 16th century
