Unit 3: Western Rebellion

Question 1

Year? Context

Answer 1

1549

• 1st Prayer Book, introduced Protestantism (catholic area)
• 1548; William Body performed iconoclasm

Question 2

Political Causes:

Answer 2

• Gathered at Bodmin to protest against Act of Uniformity

- Wanted to be treated as a separate part of the country

Question 3

Economic Causes:

Answer 3

• the rebels required the taxes on sheep and cloth to be cancelled
• the gentry had gained from the Monasteries and Chantries
• rents had been raised excessively

Question 4

Social Causes:

Answer 4

• the rebels made it clear they were against the clergy
• they shouted ‘kill the gentleman’
• the use of Cornish
• they wanted mass in latin

Question 5

Religious Causes:

Answer 5

• It was a Prayer Book rebellion; religiously motivated
• William Body: destruction of images - they wanted them returned
• Return of the 6 articles
• wanted return of praying for souls in purgatory

Question 6

Leadership:

Answer 6

• Clergy were behind rebellion
• Arundell was persuaded to lead the rebellion
• Lack of real leadership

Question 7

Serious?

Answer 7

• Cornwall and Devon both involved together
• Exeter was targeted
• Sir Peter Carew failed to negotiate with rebels as he found them arrogant
• Lord Russells inadequate force- failed to follow them to the West, had to hire 8,000 mercenaries
• Against government policy
• At a time of a minor King
• Removal of Somerset and replaced by Northumberland

Question 8

Not Serious?

Answer 8

• Regionalised; only effected Cornish
• Not out to replace monarch
• No foreign involvement
• rebels not trained to fight
• lacked leadership
• Spontaneous Rise

Question 9

Poor leadership

Answer 9

• not united, no real leader

- too regionalised, only effected those locally

Question 10

Why did it fail?

Answer 10

• Lord Russell was sent with an army and 8,000 mercenaries; 5,000 rebels died
• Lack of leadership
• Regionalised; only effected Cornish
• Spontaneous rise