Rebellion And Unrest Flashcards
Examples of other revolts in 1549
Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire
How many counties had some form of revolt in 1549?
23
How great was the population rise?
2.3 million became 3 million 1525-1551
What were the causes of the Western rebellion?
Catholicism, fear that the sheep tax would be extended to other animals, William body, strong sense of identity, prayer book and the introduction of it in Sampford Courtenay, Devon
Who intensified the western rebel’s discontent and how?
William body- heavy handed investigation into church property
What was the main religious cause of western rebellion?
Prayer book
When was the first prayer book published?
December 1548
Who was the leader of the western rebels?
Humphrey Arundel
Which noble tried and failed to suppress the western rebels?
Hellier- was killed
Who did Somerset send to deal with the western rebels?
Lord Russell
Where were the western rebels defeated?
Sampford courtenay
What did the government do after the western rebellion?
Executed without trials, confiscated and redistributed property= illegal
What caused Kett’s rebellion?
Against enclosures, privileges of the clergy and absenteeism. Triggered by an attack on Flowedew’s enclosure. Somerset’s perceived sympathy for lower classes meant they thought they would be listened to.
How did the government try to solve the problem of enclosures?
Made proclamations: commission of inquiry under John Hales 1548
How did Somerset’s policy contribute to the causes of Kett’s rebellion?
His perceived sympathy towards peasants gave them incentive to express their grievances
What was the Kett’s rebel’s main tactic?
Appeal over the heads of the local gentry to the central government directly
Where was the Kett’s rebel’s base?
Mousehold Heath
Who did Somerset send first to disband the Kett’s rebels?
William Parr and 1,800 men
Who did Somerset send for the second time to deal with the Kett’s rebels? And when?
Northumberland and 12,000 men, 23 August
How many of Kett’s rebel’s were killed?
3,000
What happened to the Kett’s rebels after they were defeated?
Dealt with strictly in accordance with the law, 49 executions
What year was Wyatt’s rebellion?
1554
Who were the key figures of Wyatt’s rebellion?
James Croft, Peter Carew, Thomas Wyatt
What was the Wyatt’s rebel’s ultimate goal?
Marry Elizabeth to Edward Courtenay and put her on the throne
Where did Wyatt successfully gain support?
Kent
Where were Wyatt’s rebels defeated?
Ludgate
What happened to those involved in Wyatt’s rebellion?
Wyatt, duke of Suffolk, Jane Grey and Guildford Dudley executed
Where did the Wyatt’s rebels attack when they reached London and why is this significant?
Gardiner’s property- newly restored Catholic bishop of Winchester- showing their religious leanings
Where did the Wyatt’s rebels plan to have coordinated uprisings?
Kent, Herefordshire, Devon and Leicestershire
When was the proclamation of the terms of Mary’s marriage Treaty?
14 January 1554
How many supporters did Wyatt gain in Kent?
3,000
How close did Wyatt get to the queen and on what date?
Ludgate- 1/2 a km. 12 February 1554
Causes of Kett’s rebellion?
Enclosures, clergy corruption, nobility privilege (Flowerdew), rack renting by landlords, Somerset’s Treason Act
Which clergyman hijacked the western rebellion?
Robert Welsh
Causes of Wyatt’s rebellion?
Hatred of foreigners, Mary’s marriage, Wyatt’s own factional motives, Protestant sympathies (no leader of the rebellion was Catholic)
What evidence is there that Wyatt’s rebellion was religious?
No leader was catholic
Why did Somerset continue debasement?
Finance war in Scotland
When was Kett’s defeated?
23rd August
When was western defeated?
16 August
When did western start?
10 June
When did Kett’s start?
8 July
Key demands of Western
end the changes they claimed were taking place in baptism and confirmation, restore the Act of Six Articles, restore Latin mass and images, restore transubstantiation and purgatory. Also against the gentry, who had gained from the Reformation, and the 1548 sheep tax
Key demands of Kett’s
landowners stop enclosing, rents reduced, corrupt local officials to be punished, incompetent priests to be removed from their churches
Evidence that Kett’s wasn’t religious
Norfolk was actually a Protestant county. Kett encouraged Protestant ministers to preach to the rebels on Mousehold Heath and to use the new Prayer Book
Evidence Wyatt’s was about the marriage
rebels shouting “we are all Englishmen”
Evidence of the organisation of Kett’s rebellion
Council at the Tree of Reformation to try arrested gentlemen
Thomas Wyatt background
Trusted by Nothumberland under Edward. Declared his support for Mary when Jane was proclaimed queen but his support evaporated when he heard of the Spanish marriage. As a Member of Parliament became involved in the opposition to the marriage
Initial failure to put down Wyatt’s
A number of royal troops sent to put the rebellion down deserted to the rebels
Mary’s speech Guildhall
said ‘I love you, my people, as a mother loves her child’- proved to be successful.
