The Nature Of Rebellions: Size, Support And Frequency Flashcards
How many supporters did Wyatt have in Kent?
3000
How many troops did Hugh O’Neill have?
6000
Who did the most serious revolts attract?
Noble and foreign interest
How many rebellions did King Henry II face involving English nobles?
4
How many rebellions did King Henry II face involving foreign powers?
2
Who did the rebellions of Simnel and Warbekc attract interest from?
Irish and English nobles intent on dethroning the king, with Simnel having greater support with funding of German mercenaries from Margaret of Burgundy
Where did Warbeck get most of his support from?
Disaffected Yorkist keen to remove Henry, from merchants unhappy at trade embargoes with Flanders and from renegade Scottish, Irish and Flemish adventures
When Warbeck landed in Cornwall who did he gather support from?
6000 Cornish miners, artisans and farmers - none was a noble or gentleman
Which nobles did the Duke of Northumberland have in 1553?
Earls of Oxford and Huntingdon, and lords Grey and Clinton though many nobles joined Mary when Northumberland’s army of 2000 deleted when a confrontation seemed more likely
Which rebellion had the most noble support?
Essex rebellion
Which type of demonstrations gained support from a range of lower social groups?
Revolts that were demonstrations against government polices
How many rural peasants arrived in Sudbury and Lavenham, Suffolk in 1525 for the Amicable Grant rising?
4000 rural peasants, urban artisans and unemployed people
Who sympathies with the Amicable Grant rising anti-tax complaints?
The Archbishop of Canterbury
In the Pilgrimage of Grace what were the four major northern houses that had relatives that were leading nobles of the rebellion?
Stanley, Neville, Percy and Clifford
Though the Dymokes and Willoughbys led the Lincolnshire rising who began it in Louth?
‘Captain Cobbler’ and the local clergy
What made the Pilgrimage of Grace unique?
The high-profile involvement of cross-class support at every stage of the revolt
What did the Willoughbys in Lincolnshire resent in 1536?
The Duke of Suffolk’s acquisition of family lands, with Sir Ingram Percy of Alnwick had been disinherited and Lord Darcy of Pontefract was out of favour of the king
When did most English rebellions occur?
During the beginning of the period, when the Tudor dynasty was very vulnerable
What were the plots to assassinate Queen Elizabeth?
Ridolfi, Babington and Throckmorton
What were the principal reasons for disturbances under Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I?
Reactions to religious and economic policies
What were the reason for the decline in the frequency of rebellions?
The decline in dynastic unrest, as the monarchy became more secure
The decline in religious unrest
The decline in a social unrest
Government action and the decline in unrest
