Western Rebellion

Question 1

Economic causes

Answer 1

• poor area
• hit by inflation
• sheep tax
• rumours of other taxes
• food shortages

Question 2

Religious causes

Answer 2

• sparked by prayer book
• Latin
• transubstantiation
• mass in one kind
• images
• prayers for the dead

Question 3

Political causes

Answer 3

• don’t believe Somerset has authority “we demand”
• a return to the six articles
• no changes to policy until Edward is of age

Question 4

Social causes of Western Rebellion

Answer 4

Mistrust of gentry:

• Wanted restrictions on servants
• gentry were Protestant
• gentry profited from reform
• William Body
• banner

Isolated:

• no affinity with England
• their own language
• poor