Rebellions

Question 1

The Western Rebellion date

Answer 1

1549-

Question 2

Causes of the Western Rebellion

Answer 2

• resentment of religious reform- new common prayer book
  -Hostility to enclosure- enclosure commission of 1548 had dashed peoples high hopes
  -Increasing rents, rising prices and falling wages

Question 3

Course of the Western Rebellion

Answer 3

June 1949 in Cornwall and Devon
July0 Russell couldnt find a settlement and the rebels besieged Exeter
-Russell began defeating groups of rebels
-August- rebels defeated

Question 4

Consequences of the Western Rebellion

Answer 4

• Martial law(military government) used to deal with the rebels
  -Somsersets position in government was seriously weakened

Question 5

Ketts rebellion date

Answer 5

1549

Question 6

Causes of Kett rebellion

Answer 6

• Enclosure and bad government
  -The rebels attacked the gentry and JPs, accusing them of corruption
  -Wanted more religious reform- improving the quality of the clergy

Question 7

Course of the Kett rebellion

Answer 7

July 1549- led a march to Norwich and a full pardon was offered to the rebels with promises to deal with corruption
August- Earl of Warwick arrived with 12,000 men and the rebellion was put down, 3,000 rebels were killed

Question 8

Conssequences of the Kett Rebellion

Answer 8

• Kett was hung
• Somerset tried to be popular and cooperate with the rebels which made him look weak to his rivals at court