Rebellion Flashcards
Pilgrimage of Grace
1536
Lincolnshire Rising
-Oct 1536
-10,000 people
-Swear allegiance to the king
Pilgrimage of Grace
-Oct-Dec 1536
-Robert Aske Lawyer
-30,000 men army
-Pontefract Castle - Lord Darcy
-24 articles
How many men in Lincolnshire Rising
30,000
How many articles in Lincolnshire rising
24
Cumberland Rising
-Jan-Feb 1537
-Sir Francis Bigod
-Tries to take hull
-Flees
178 rebels killed
How many rebels die due to Cumberland Rising
178
Religious causes of Pilgrimage of Grace
-Restoration of monasteries
-Propaganda and religious songs
-Inspecting quality of clergy
-Closure of small monasteries in 1536
-1536 100 small monasteries in Yorkshire
-Belief church wealth would be confiscated
How many small monasteries in Yorkshire
100
When was the closure of smaller monasteries
1536
Political causes of Pilgrimage of Grace
-Decline of feudalism
-Cromwell accelerated chnages
-Rumours about laws on eating meat
Economic causes of Pilgrimage of Grace
-Fear taxes would be imposed on rights of passage
-Bad harvests in 1535 and 1536
-Subsidy act 1534 taxes
-Statute of Uses 1536 which affected tax on wealthy
When were bad harvests
1536 and 1535
Subsidy Act
1534
Tax
Statutes of Uses
1536
Tax on inheriting land for wealthy
Western Rebellion year
1549
Western Rebellion
-Devon and Cornwall
-No police or army if rebellion broke out
-Wording of demands was rude
-Stamford rebellion joins in June
-Takes 6 weeks to take seriously
-8,000 defeat rebels and kill 4,000
-Somerset busy with France on Aug 8th
How long before western rebellion is taken seriously
6 weeks
When is war with France
Aug 8th 1549
Religious causes of Western Rebellion
-Uses of Latin, Communion, Mass, Chanceries
-Body 1548 takes catholic images out of Cornwall
-Set upon by mob and killed
When does Body go to Cornwall to remove Catholic images
1548
Economic causes of Western Rebellion
-Increasing tax
-Body was suspected of trying to get rich through church property
-Sheep tax 1459
-Inflation
When was sheep tax
1549
Political causes of Western Rebellion
-William Body was Protestant
Kett’s Rebellion date
1549 July
Kett’s Rebellion
-July 1549
-16,000 men on July 12th
-Organised well
-Had a governing council
-Gained Norwich which was second largest city
-Execution of Kett and 50 others shows threat
-Remote area so hard to enforce government
-3,000 die
How many killed in Ketts
50 and Kett executed
How many die in battle in Kett’s
3000
Economic causes of Ketts
-Land enclosure
-6% own 60% of land
-Rack renting
-Sheep tax 1549
-Food prices double
-Unemployment
Religious causes of Kett
-More involved clergy
-7 out of 29 articles were anti clerical
Wyatt’s Rebellion Date
1554
Wyatt’s Rebellion
-Spanish marriage
-Kent was close to London
-Royal force under Duke of Norfolk was over 80 and unorganised
-Planned for March but found out in Jan
-Only 150 join In Leicestershire
-Midwinter
-Mary appeals to Londoners
-Wyatt and Jane Grey killed
How many in royal force under Duke of Norfolk
80
Unorganised
How many men join Wyatt’s rebellion in Leicestershire
150
Political causes of Wyatt’s
-Ruling elites start
-Spanish influence
-Plans had been formed since 1533
-Kent had tradition of protest
Religious causes of Wyatt
Catholic Philip
Economic causes of Wyatt
Kent had decline in cloth industry
Northern Rising Date
1569
Northern rising
-Duke of Norfolk to marry Queen of Scots
-Overthrow Cecil
-Peace with France and Spain
Religious causes of Northern
-Mary queen of Scot’s in England 1568
-catholic action catalyst
Political causes of Northern
-Elizabeth failed to marry
