Western Rebellion

Question 1

What happened to William body

Answer 1

In 1548, He was murdered in Heleston while supervising the destruction of images

Question 2

Who was William Body?

Answer 2

Local archdeacon

Protestant sympathiser

Question 3

Where was William body in 1548 murdered?

Answer 3

Heleston

Question 4

What happened in 1549

Answer 4

Significant number of peasants gathered at Bodmin to protest against the act of uniformity

Question 5

In 1549, where did the peasants meet to protest the act of uniformity?

Answer 5

Bodmin

Question 6

Why did the peasants meet at Bodmin in 1549?

Answer 6

To protest the act of uniformity

Question 7

When did the peasants meet at Bodmin to protest the first act of uniformity?

Answer 7

1549

Question 8

Where were there complaints of enclosure?

Answer 8

Devon and Cornwall

Question 9

What were the opinions in Devon and Cornwall?

Answer 9

Angry about enclosure

Question 10

Who remained peaceful

Answer 10

Dorset And Gloucestershire

Question 11

What happen in Dorset in Gloucestershire

Answer 11

They remained peaceful

Question 12

Who did the rebels call to be on the Kings Council

Answer 12

Reginald Pole

Question 13

Who drew up the final demands of the western rebellion?

Answer 13

Catholic priests

Question 14

When government forces met the rebels what happened?

Answer 14

Skirmishes (small battles) in Fenny Bridges Clyst St Mary and Clyst Heath

Question 15

Where were the rebels defeated?

Answer 15

Sampford Courtenay on the 16th of August 1549

Question 16

What happened at Sampford Courtenay on the 16th of August 1549 ?

Answer 16

Rebels defeated

Question 17

Why did it take long for government forces to deal with the rebels

Answer 17

Diverted to deal with unrest in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire

Question 18

What did the Western rebels fail to take?

Answer 18

Regional capital of Exeter

Question 19

How many rebels did the government forces kill?

Answer 19

3000 people

Question 20

Of which group were 3000 people killed?

Answer 20

Government killed 3,000 people

Question 21

How did the government follow up their victory?

Answer 21

Executions without trial and the confiscation of property

Question 22

What did the rebels cry when they attacked and robbed the gentry at St Michael’s Mount and at Bodmin?

Answer 22

‘Kill the gentlemen’

Question 23

Who were the final set of demands drawn up by?

Answer 23

Catholic priests

Question 24

What did the rebels demands before the Catholic priest intervention?

Answer 24

Stressed the socio-economic issues more, including the 1549 sheep tax

Question 25

When was the sheep tax?

Answer 25

1549

Question 26

What tax was released in 1549?

Answer 26

Sheep tax

Question 27

What areas were hit hard by the 1549 sheep tax?

Answer 27

Pastoral areas like Devon and Cornwall

Question 28

What hit pastoral areas like Devon and Cornwall really hard?

Answer 28

1549: Sheep Tax

Question 29

Give some examples of the sons of declining Catholic families who joined the rebels:

Answer 29

Edward Courtenay

Henry Arundel

Question 30

Who provided leadership in the rebellion?

Answer 30

Edward Courtenay

Henry Arundel

Question 31

What was the role of:
Edward Courtenay
Henry Arundel

Answer 31

Provide leadership

Question 32

Who was instrumental in drawing up the rebels demands?

Answer 32

Catholic priests
Sons of declining Catholic families (Edward Courtenay, Henry Arundel)
Clergy

Question 33

What happened after the rising?

Answer 33

Lord Russell, the leader of the royal army, observed that landlords in the West Country had abandoned the concept of ‘good lordship’ and raised rents excessively rather than caring for the poor

Question 34

What did Lord Russell - the leader of the royal army- conclude after the rebellion?

Answer 34

Landlords in the West Country had abandoned the concept of ‘good lordship’ and raised rents excessively rather than caring for the poor