The Nature Of Rebellions: Leadership Flashcards
Who were ideal leaders of dynastic rebellions?
A prince of the blood or royal claimant
What are some examples of royal claimants?
Simnel, Warbeck and Lady Jane Grey
Who were the ‘natural’ leaders of Tudor society?
The nobility and gentry
In Ireland who were the leading rebels?
Earl’s such as Tyrone, Kildare and Desmond
What was a convention for nobles and gentry to do after the rebellion failed?
Deny they had given their support willingly and to claim instead that they and their families ere forced to participate
What are some examples of nobles as leader giving the rebellion authority and legitimacy?
The Cornish rebels in 1497 with Lord Audley, an improvised Somerset peer, and the Yorkshire rebels in 1536 had Lord Darcy in Pontefract
As the period advanced, and Tudor nobility became less inclined to indulge in treasonous actives, who become rebel leader and what is some examples?
The gentry, lawyers and clergy like there being no nobles in Norfolk in 1549 as Robert kept, a minor landowner, assumed command and a Yorkshire gentlemen, Sir John Egremont, led the anti-tax demonisations in 1489 and the Pilgrimage of Grace having large numbers of county gentry and Wyatt in 1554 was a courtier and former sheriff
Why did the clergy rarely lead a revolt?
As rebellion against a divinely anointed ruler was akin as well as an act of treason, though when their religion was threatened they took a different stand like in the Pilgrimage of Grace and in the prayer book rebellion
What is some examples of lawyers being leaders in rebellions?
Thomas Flamank from Bodmin (1497)
Thomas Moigne, the recorder of Lincoln (1536)
William Stapleton in the East Riding of Yorkshire (1536)
Robert Akse (1536)
Where did most of the rebel leaders in 1549 come from?
The commoners
What is some qualities that made a good leader of a rebellion?
Age, not too young like Simnel not too old like the earls in 1569
legitimacy and social standing
Employ the right strategy and tactics
Good organisational skills
Who is seen as some of the best rebel leaders in Tudor times by many historians?
Aske, Kett and O’Neill
