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Question 1

How many rebels resisted during Amicable Grant rebellion 1525?

Answer 1

4000

Question 2

How many rebels resisted during POG 1536?

Answer 2

50,000 overall
30,000 during the Yorkshire/Lancashire phase
Several hundred for Bigod’s rising

Question 3

How many men did Silken Thomas have? 1534

Answer 3

1000 men

Question 4

How many men did Henry VIII send to squash Silken Thomas

Answer 4

2,300 (very large for Ireland)

Question 5

How many Cornish rebels were there in 1497?

Answer 5

15,000 men marched to london

Question 6

When was Cornwall rebellion?

Answer 6

1497

Question 7

When was Yorkshire rebellion?

Answer 7

1489

Question 8

How many men did Lambert Simnel have to challenge Henry VII at East Stoke

Answer 8

8000 men including 2000 German mercenaries and 4500 ill disciplined Irish Kerns

Question 9

How many men were involved in Kett’s rebellion?

Answer 9

16,000

Question 10

How many soldiers did Northumberland have and were they useful?

Answer 10

2000 soldiers - they refused to fight against Mary though

Question 11

How many soldiers did Tyrone’s rebellion have in 1601?

Answer 11

6000

Question 12

How many soldiers did Shane O’Neill have 1558-69?

Answer 12

6000 in total including 1000 Scottish Mercinaries

Question 13

How many men did Northern Earls have?

Answer 13

5000 men, 700 knights

Question 14

How many people took part in Essex rebellion 1601?

Answer 14

140 people however most of these were the servants of the 8 main conspirators including Essex + Robert Devereux