putting down rebellion Flashcards
Simnel nobles used to put down unrest
1487
Earl of Northumberland
Jaspar Tudor, Earl of Bedford and Earl of Oxford (both with him in exile in Brittany)
AG nobles used to put down unrest
1525
immidiatley letters sent to JPs, sheriffs of disturbed region ordering them to deal with problem
Nobles and councillors who held estates/ lived in vicinity of disturbance called on to restore order if JPs and sheriffs failed
Duke of Suffolk
Duke of Norfolk
POG who put down
H8 commanded Lord Hussey, most senior peer to raise his tenants to deal with rising - tried to mediate with men and then fled to Nottingham
Fell to dukes of Suffolk and Norfolk to suppress rising
Earl of Shrewsbury at Sheffield, Earl of Huntingdon in Leicestershire requested to stand by because of number of rebels involved
Kett who put down
Lord lieutenant of Norfolk, Marquis of Northampton sent by Somerset to put Kett down - use of Italian mercenaries enraged rebels - only 20 accepted offer to surrender - M of N wasted time, allowed his Italian mercenaries to rest on cushions - was defeated by rebels in battle in streets of Norwich - Northampton fled Norwich - panic spread through gentry
Earl of Warwick sent with 12,000 men - eventually defeated Kett outside Norwich - killed 3,000 men - Kett had made fatal mistake of moving his force to a less well defended position at Dussindale
Shane O’Neil who put down
Duke of Sussex failed 1561
E1 established garrison at Ulster with 700 troops
Geraldine who put down
Lord Wilton
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Tyrone who put down
Earl of Essex
Lord Mountjoy
Western rebellion who put down
John Russel major land owner in area had not had time to build up power base
Sir Peter Carew Protestant sympathiser inflamed trouble
16 Aug 1549 8,000 mercenaries Under William Herbert arrived
Stampford courtenay 4,000 rebel’s died in battle
