Social and Economic Reasons for Rebellion Flashcards
What was the spark for the Lincolnshire Rebellion?
The dissolution of the monasteries and the activity of goverment officials in the localities.
How did the people of the Pilgrimage of grace show their religious reasons for rebelling?
They called themselves the “pilgrimage.” The rebels carried a banner which showed the five wounds of christ from his execution. In the Pontefract Articles 9 out of 24 of their demands were religious. They were also made to take an oath which said that their aim was not against the King but for God.
Why were people so discontented about Cromwell and Cranmers changes to religious practices?
His attacks on traditional practices such as pilgrimage and worship of saints threatened centuries of beliefs. Many believed that this would threaten the fate of their souls in the afterlife.
What had the Norths social and economic problems been made worse by?
The 1534 subsidy. It had been made to ne a fairer system but was controversial because it was levied during peace time and caused rumours that even more taxes would be introduced. It hit the North particularly hard because it concided with two years of poor weather and bad harvest.
Aswell as commusioners in the monasteries, what other commisioners were active?
Commisionsers were required in the 1534 subsidy as they were used to inquire into each persons ability to pay. This lead to resentment about the level of goverment intrusion in the localities.
Why were entry fines a problem in the northern region?
This was a fine paid to the landlord when a tenant died and was succeeded by an heir, this was especially used in times of raising prices. This placed an increasing demand on tenant farmers who were unable or unwilling to pay.
Why was enclosure an issue in the North?
Some landlords in the West Riding of Yorkshire and the Lake District had been enclosing land. It was only an issue in some areas but was a particular issue in the area around York as this was a more populated area and felt the increased demand for land that was enclosure generated.
What group of people were most effected by the social and economic hardships?
Poorer peasants and agricultural workers.
What members of the northen nobility became involved in the revolts of 1536?
Sir Thomas Percy the brother of the Earl of Northumberland. Lord Darcy and his cousin Lord Hussey.
What has historian Geoffery Elton theorised about the involvement of the Northen nobels in the rebellion?
That the pilgrimage was actually the result of a court based plot by a conservative faction whose aims were to restore Princess Mary to succession and the removal of Cromwell.
How did the Earl of Northumberland react to the Rebellion?
He did not actively support the rebels but did nothing to prevent them and surrendered Wressle Castle to the rebels. He had also been in contact with an ambassador who was closely connected to the conservative faction at court.
How were Hussey and Darcy connected to the rebellion?
Hussey was Princess Mary’s chamberlain and he and Darcy had spoken to the ambassador of an armed Rebellion as early as 1534. Hussey also had Catholic beliefs.
What happened to Hussey after the Rebellion?
He was executed for treason due to his connection to the other men despite declaring his innocence.
What articles that appear on the rebels demands can be explained by the Catholic sympatheties of the Northern nobility?
The repeal of the 1534 act of suppremacy and the removal of Cromwell and Richard Rich.
What was the Act of Uses?
Passed in 1535, this placed the King as the land owner of everything and the land owners as his tenants. This meant that the Monarch had the right to guardianship of the tenants land and heir when the heir was a minor. This could become a profitable source of income.
