''Unrest and rebellion never seriously threatened Elizabeth in the period after 1588''

Question 1

What are the 4 themes to the question ‘Unrest and rebellion never seriously threatened Elizabeth in the period after 1588’, how far do you agree?

Answer 1

• Oxfordshire Rising
• Tyrone Rebellion
• Essex Rebellion
• Local unrest

Question 2

1. OXFORDSHIRE RISING

Answer 2

OXFORDSHIRE RISING

Question 3

What was the main reason for the Oxfordshire rising?

Answer 3

Economic reasons

Question 4

When was the Oxfordshire rising?

Answer 4

November 1596

Question 5

How many men were supposed to rise up in the Oxfordshire rising?

Answer 5

5

Question 6

What were some of the professions of the men in the Oxfordshire rising?

Answer 6

Mason, carpenter, miller etc

Question 7

What did the men in the Oxfordshire rising plan to do?

Answer 7

Seize guns and march on London

Question 8

How many men actually rose up?

Answer 8

1

Question 9

What were the 5 ringleaders charged with?

Answer 9

Treason - under the treason Act 1571

Question 10

How many of the ringleaders of the Oxfordshire rising were executed?

Answer 10

2

Question 11

2. TYRONE REBELLION

Answer 11

TYRONE REBELLION

Question 12

When did Hugh O’Neill, the Earl of Tyrone, swear allegiance to Philip?

Answer 12

1596

Question 13

When was the Tyrone Rebellion?

Answer 13

1598 to 1603

Question 14

How many died in the defeat in the Battle of Yellowford in 1598?

Answer 14

1500

Question 15

Whose leadership in the Tyrone Rebellion allowed England to be successful?

Answer 15

Lord Mountjoy

Question 16

Where did Lord Mountjoy advance on?

Answer 16

Ulster

Question 17

When did Spanish troops land in Kinsale?

Answer 17

1601

Question 18

When did Spanish troops in Ireland surrender?

Answer 18

1602

Question 19

When did Tyrone surrender?

Answer 19

Days after QE’s death

Question 20

3. ESSEX REBELLION

Answer 20

ESSEX REBELLION