Rebellions Against Tudor Monarchs Flashcards
What year & Monarch was the Pilgrimage of Grace
1536
Henry VIII
What year & Monarch was the Wester ‘Prayer Book’ Rising
1539
Edward VI
What year & Monarch was the Kett’s Rebellion
1549
Edward VI
What year & Monarch was the Rising of the Northern Earls
1569
Elizabeth I
What year & Monarch was the Wyatt’s Rebellion
1554
Mary I
Causes of the Wyatts Rebellion
Political - Fear of English nobles being replaced by at court and in positions by Spaniards
- Loss of English Sovereignty
- MArriage to Philip II
Religious - Protestants feared return to strict Catholicism and papal supremacy
Reasons for the Failure of the Wyatts rebellion (Leadership)
- Wyatt lacked military experience
- unable to coordinate the 4 counties forces
Reasons for Failure of Wyatts (Support)
- Lack of support from commoners and other noble
- only 4 counties support
Reasons for Failure of Wyatts (Location)
- London fortified with 25,000 troops compare to his 15,000
- Unable to cross Thames
Reasons for Failure (Military)
Wyatts forces either destroyed or fled at Ludgate
Causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace
Political - Wanted punishment for those who advised the King to Break with Rome (Cromwell)
- restoration of Mary I to line of succession
Economic - Royal Commissioners in Lincolnshire to collect taxes
- Enclousures of common land
- law giving Henry more power over sale or inheritance of land
Religious
- Arrival of Royal commissioners to investigate monasteries
- Rumours they were trying to seize religious artifacts
- North was strongly catholic
Reasons for failure of the Pilgrimage of Grace (Leadership)
- Robert Aske believed henrys bluff over stopping the dissolution
- Unorganised and unable to coordinate efforts
Reasons for failure of the Pilgrimage of Grace (Aims)
24 Mixed points
multiple groups with different groups ad grievances
Reasons for failure of the Pilgrimage of Grace (Support)
No support from gentry
down to fear or coercion
Reasons for failure of the Pilgrimage of Grace (Crown Action)
- Henrys Bluff
- Henry told rebels it was treason - bring shame to families
- 100 people charged with treason 57 executed
Reasons for failure of the Pilgrimage of Grace (Military Factors)
Henry ordered the Duke of Norfolk to raise the royal army and head north
Causes of the Western Prayer Book Rising
Religious
Local Priest in Devon tried to use new book of common prayer
South-west still deeply catholic
Reasons for failure of Western Rising
Military
- Failed to seize Exeter
Royal Armies of Lord Grey and Lord Russel crushed rebels leading to 3,000 deaths
Causes of Ketts Rebellion
Economic
- East Anglia relied on Woollen industry
- Enclosures led to economic hardship
- Unemployment and inflation pressures
Failures of the Ketts Rebellion
Leadership:
Ketts decision to abandon fortified position on Mousehold heath
Support:
Not as large as expected
Military:
Second force sent by king - Earl of Warrwicks 14,000 men incl. mercenaries
Causes of the Northen Earls rising (Political)
- Northern Earls thought they’d lost power and influence
- Royal succession - no hier or successor
- MQS had legitimate claim to throne
Causes of the Northen Earls rising (Religious)
North was largely catholic and opposed to 1559 religious settlement
Northern Earls all catholic and saw opportunity to revive faith and influence
Causes of the Northen Earls rising (location)
geographical far from London
Reasons for Failure of the Northern Earls Rising
Leadership
- Earl of Northumberland fled to Scotland
Support
- lacked support outside Earls regions
Military Actions
- Elizabeth deployed royal army to crush rebels
