The Nature Of Rebellions: Organisation Flashcards
What are some poorly organised rebellions?
Northern Earls, Simnel, Western, Oxfordshire and Essex
Why was the Northern Earls rebellion poorly organised?
The Earl of Northumberland left himself insufficient time to call on hid own tenants in Yorkshire and failed to appreciate how long it would take to march from Durham to Tutbury to realise Mary Stuart, who had been moved 30 miles south without the Earl’s knowledge
What happened when the Earl of Northumberland and Westmorland came to pay 1000 footmen at North Allerton during the Northern Earls rebellions?
They could only raise £20 between them, with 500 potential troops deserting them
Why was the Simnel rebellion badly organised?
The presence of 2000 German mercenaries and 40 Irish nobles with their ‘wild’ tenants deterred many English from joining the rebellions
What was the problems within the ranks of the Western rebellion?
There was animosity between the Cornishmen and Devonians but tension between peasantry, clergy and gentry
Why did the Oxfordshire rising have poor organisation?
Their secrecy was poor leading to a colleague altering his lord of their plans and their choice of Enslow hill was fairly predictable
Why was the Essex rebellion badly organised?
He advertised his dramatic acts with Shakespeare’s Richard II on the eve of the rebellion and couldn’t get Londoners, the mayor and sherif of London to join in and and no exit strategy
What were some well organised rebellions?
The Pilgrimage of Grace and Kett rebellion
How many followers did Aske successfully manage to organise?
30,000 followers
How were Aske’s followers organised?
They were busted into companies according to their district, town or village and were able to elect a captain to represent them
In the Pilgrimage of Grace what did the captains do?
They met and received instructions every day with Aske and attendee regular council meeting with other captains
What did each recruit under Aske have to do?
They were given a badge and a supply of food and wages and took the pilgrim oath of good behaviour
Where did Kett organise his camp?
On Household Heath, outside Norwich
How did the Kett rebellion show they could manage business affairs as well as the gentry or government officials?
Each of the 24 hundreds (Norfolks county dived into administrations called hundreds) in the country that contributed rebels elected 2 governors to sit on an advisory council, court of justice imposed disciplinary fines and punishments, and proclamations and warrants were issued
When was the first of the Kett rebels killed?
When royal troops and foreign mercenaries arrived to recover control of the city
