Rebellions Flashcards
causes of the Yorkshire rebellion (3)
- parliamentary subsidy to intervene in Brittany
- poor harvest in 1488
- Northern shires unaccustomed to heavy taxation
how much was Henry VII granted to intervene in Brittany
£100,000
causes of the Cornish rebellion (3)
- Henry’s need for money to deal with Warbeck
- Cornish people felt war in Scotland to remote a threat
- complaint not against the kings but evil counsellors
how much did parliament grant Henry VII to deal with the Warbeck threat
£88,606
which of Henry VII’s counsellors did the Cornish rebels take exception to
Morton and Bray
causes of Amicable grant rebellion (4)
- resistance to taxation
- Wolseys commissioners in Suffolk to collect Amicable grant
- Wolsey’s unpopular foreign policy
- inability to pay tax
what year was the amicable grant?
1525
what year was the Yorkshire rebellion
1489
what year was the Cornish rebellion
1497
causes of the Lincolnshire rising (4)
- opposition to religious change
- 3 groups of commissioners in the area
- financial reasons
- opposition to counsellors
which counsellors did the Lincolnshire rebels and those in the Pilgrimage of grace take exception to
Cromwell
what were the main points in the manifesto released by the Lincolnshire rebels (6)
- king should abandon the subsidy
- abbeys be untouched
- dissolution commissioners to be punished
- churches ancient liberties to be untouched
- heretical bishops to be removed
- base born councillors to be removed
who were the dissolution commissioners operating in Lincolnshire?
Leigh and Layton
who were the 3 sets of commissioner operating in Lincoln in 1536
- Cromwell’s commissioners to dissolve the smaller monasteries
- royal commissioners collecting 1534 subsidy
- Bishop Longland of Lincoln’s agents enforcing the 10 commandments (believed that he was responsible for kings divorce)
causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace (4)
- opposition to dissolution
- religious change
- unpopular taxation after two years of dearth, bad weather and poor harvests
- monasteries popular for socioeconomic reasons
why had monasteries been popular
they dispensed hospitality and education, maintained vital public works, distributing alms and offering employment
what were some of demands included in the 24 Pontefract articles (4)
- limited return to papal spiritual supremacy
- list of heretics
- complaints against entry fines and enclosures
- Mary be restored to the succession
causes of the Western rebellion (4)
- 1549 prayer book
- conservative on religious policy
- socioeconomic reasons
- feeling isolated
what did some of the 16 demands of the rebels in the western rebellion (3)
- restoration of Six Articles
- return to Latin mass
- restoration of the monasteries
causes of the Kett rebellion (3)
- pre-empting Somerset policy against enclosures
- religious reasons
- accused governing class of exploiting land rights
religious reasons behind the Kett rebellion (3)
- demanding better preaching
- condemning non-residence among clergy
- asking for clerical teaching of poor children and calling for tithe reform
causes of the Wyatt rebellion (3)
- Spanish marriage
- rebels were Protestant
- disgruntled over Mary’s policies
how serious was the Yorkshire rebellion? (4)
- Fragility of public order
- killed member of nobility
- no danger to monarchs person
- rebels expressed grievances in a way that was respectful to the king (if not his tax collectors)
how serious was the Cornish rebellion? (3)
- people of Cornwall not fully absorbed into the nation
- more serious than Yorkshire rising as overlapped with dynastic threat
- marched to London relatively unchallenged
how serious was the Lincolnshire rising? (3)
- showed religious conservatism articulated by priests and accepted by the commons
- led by Gentry
- government abandoned 1540 Statute of Uses
how serious was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
most serious expression of opposition Henry VIII faced
how serious was the western rebellion? (2)
- absence of gentry support
- western gentry supported crown because of vested interest in the Reformation as they were benefiting from the monastic land
how serious was the Kett rebellion? (4)
- local, no national response
- threatened local order, not government
- no plan to march to London
- many rebels saw themselves as pro-government
how serious was the Wyatt rebellion? (2)
- proximity to London and clear intention to take the capital made it a serious threat
- threat as it was amoung the political community rather than a threat to the whole social order where the elite would be able to close ranks
Causes of the Simnel rebellion?
Yorkist plot to use their bloodline to the throne to attack Henry VII, who they saw a usurper
Causes of the rebellion of the Northern Earls?
- plans to marry MQS to Norfolk
- Local grievences (Northumberland, Westmoreland and Lord Darcy)
- resist religious changes
What was the offical reason for the rebellion of the Northern Earls as stated in their proclamation?
to resist the new religion and heresy
How serious was the rebellion of the Northern earls?
- papacy responded with excommunication in hopes of adding support but rebellion failed to gain traction
- based away from any major population centres
- 8 leaders executed in 1570
What was the Ridolifi plot?
A plot to replace elizabeth with MQS
What were the consequences of the Ridolfi plot?
- parliament called for the execution of MQS and Norfolk
2. 1581 act against catholics
When was the Ridolif plot?
1571
What was the Throckmorton plot of 1583?
A plot to invade england and over throw Elizabeth
What were the causes of the Throckmorton plot?
- religion
2. Free MQS
What were the consequences of the Throckmorton plot?
- Throckmorton tortured and executed
- 1585 act expelling jesuits
- treason extended to include those who plots were about
