Rebellions against Mary 1 - Wyatt Flashcards
What suggests that the marriage to Phillip was a factor?
Timing
What caused widespread fear in regard to spaniards? (2)
- Spaniards would dominate the court
- English would be dragged into war alongside the Hapsburgs
Why were proclamations used?
They had to be issued against ‘Unlawful and Rebellious Assemblies’ due to the scale of opposition
What did the plotters want?
- Elizabeth to marry Edward Courtenay then replace Mary with Elizabeth
What emphasised the Spanish marriage as a cause?
- Wyatts camp’s propaganda
How else was Wyatt going to get support? (2)
- Xenophobia
- Nationalism
Why could Wyatt not use religion as a cause of his rebellion?
He would immediately limit where he could get his support from
Who provides the only account of the rising?
John Proctor
What did John Proctor stress in his account?
The religious elements of the protests
Why was John Proctor’s account somewhat bias and why?
He was writing on behalf of the government and hence they were trying to present the rebels as Protestant traitors
What suggested that religion played a key role in the rebellion? (4)
- The leaders of the four-pronged attacks did have Proytetsnat sympathisers
- Location of the protest, Maidstone was radically Protestant
- Wyatt received advice from the Bishop of Winchester a Protestants
- Rebels attacked the property of the new Bishop Gardiner, a Catholic
Who revelade the plans and what effect did it havbe on the rebellion?
Courtenay reveals the plans of the rebellion to gardiner, forcing the rebels to act ahead of time in the middle of Winter
Where did the four pronged attack now happen?
Kent
What the suggests that the rebellion may have had economic motives?
The declining cloth trade affecting Kent severely especially Cranbrook
What the suggests that the rebellion may have been effected by factions?
As many men had lost their positions when Mary took over as under Edward they held prominent positions
What do the initial royal forces do?
Desert to the rebels
What allowed the government time to raise a larger superior force?
As Wyatt was slow in marching to London
What could have caused the attack to be successful? (2)
- If Wyatt had not diverted to lay siege to Cooling castle
- If the other three prongs had risen
Why wasn’t there a threat to the stability of the regime?
As there only a small number of people involved in the rising
Why did the nobles wait to commit to Mary’s side?
Nobles waited to see which side was going to win before committing to Mary’s side
Why do the actions of the government after the rebellion also suggest weakness?
- There was not widespread punishment
- Elizabeth and Courtenay both survived
What was vital in Mary preserving her throne?
Her actions
What would mark the turning point in Wyatts failure? Why?
Marys refusal to leave London accompanied by her rallying cry, as it forced the rebels through London
What do the historians also suggest about the rebellions (within society)? How is this countered?
Rebellions marked a turn in societies attitude towards rebellion making her society more stable.
However, many small disturbances would still occur
