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Western Rebellion and Kett's Rebellion (Somerset) Flashcards

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When was the Western Rebellion?

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-June-August 1549

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Why was there a rising in Devon and Cornwall? (WR)

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-the Western Rebellion has traditionally been called the prayer book rebellion->the rebellion was religiously motivated
-religious tension during the time of the rebellion

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Who was William Body and what happened to him? When? (WR)

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-a local Archdeacon (senior Clergy position) and Protestant sympathiser
-in 1547 he was attacked
-in 1548 he returned to supervise the destruction of images but he was murdered at Helston

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What was the impact of William Body’s murder? (WR)

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-10 people were hung which resulted in resentment

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Where did riots happen as a result of the prayer book being introduced? (WR)

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-prayer book was introduced and riots followed in Bodmin under Arundell

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Where did more people rebel after a new service was introduced and where did they join? (WR)

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-at Whitsun in Devon people rebelled after a new service was introduced and marched to Crediton where they joined Arundell

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Who was sent by Somerset and what was a result of this? (WR)

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-Carew sent in by Somerset and made things worse and accidentally burnt barns

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What did the rebels do instead of marching to London and how long did they siege it? (WR)

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-instead of marching to London the rebels captured Exeter and led to a siege over 6 weeks

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Who was Carew replaced with and how much of a force did he have? (WR)

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-Carew replaced with Russel who had a force of 100

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What happened in August 1549 of the Western Rebellion?

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-by August further government forces forces arrived and relieved Exeter
-later in August the royal army then defeated the rebels who had regrouped at Sampford Courtenay

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What was the main cause of Western Rebellion?

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-they dislike the religious changes being made as they were Catholic

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What were the causes of Western Rebellion besides religion?

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-destruction Chantries
-inflation
-prices of wheat went up

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Why did the Western Rebellion take place? When?

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-1549
-people in poverty were angered by the New Common Prayer Book and all the changes made as Cornwall and Devon were very Catholic

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What religion were Devon and Cornwall? (WR)

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very Catholic

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How powerful was the leadership? (WR)

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-it was very powerful until the decision about Exeter was organised
-lack of support from nobles->poor leadership->not able to rally support

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How widespread was support in England? (WR)

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-support of 6,000 but confined to West country
-no support from Exeter

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Did the rebels plan have a chance of success? (WR)

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-yes if they had marched on London

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Was the danger increased by a weak or slow reaction from the government? (WR)

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-didn’t move quickly->Carew was replaced by Russell
-Somerset was never going to give in over religion

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How was the Earl of Arundel involved in the Rebellion? (idk which rebellion)

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-he met the rebels face-to-face at Arundel Castle
-he set up tables at the courtyard, fed the rebels and found out the causes of their grivances
-when he discovered the gentry were at fault he ordered them to mend their ways
-the rebels then dispersed

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What were nobility and the gentry like at the beginning of the Western Rebellion?

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-either absent or unable to act due to the scale of the unrest

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What was the government not aware of at first? (WR)

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-the scale of the problem in the West Country
-unaware that the rebels from Sampford Courtenay had joined with the Cornish

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Why were forces which were sent diverted and what did this result in? (WR)

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-on their way they were diverted to put down disturbances in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire->considerable time before a large force arrived in the West

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Did it take one battle or multiple battles to defeat the rebels? (WR)

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-it took a number of battles to beat the rebels

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When were the rebels defeated? (WR)

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-16th August after around 3,000 rebels were killed

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When was Kett’s Rebellion?

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-July- 27th August 1549

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What was lacking in London during the time of Kett’s Rebellion?

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-no standing army

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What was the Earl of Warwick’s involvement in Kett’s Rebellion? Who was he?

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-John Dudley
-was sent to massacre the rebels

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What were the causes of Kett’s Rebellion?

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-enclosures
-rising rents
-unemployment
-poverty
-inflation
-dislike of the gentry and landowners (class conflict)
-fishing rights
-decline in the cloth industry
-wanted England to be more Protestant

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Who was the leader of Kett’s Rebellion?

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Robert Kett

30
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Where did Kett’s Rebellion take place?

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Norwich, East Anglia (Protestant area)

31
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What did Kett’s Rebellion start as?

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-as an enclosure riot in the Norfolk towns in Attleborough and Wymondham

32
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What did Flowerdew do to anger the rebels and who was he? (KR)

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-rioters were angered by the local lawyer John Flowerdew->he started to demolish the chantry part of the local abbey church he bought and enclosed other land

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What was Flowerdew’s response to the riots and how did it backfire? (KR)

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-Kett had also enclosed land-> Flowerdew tried to attempted to turn the protesters against him ->Kett was able to assume leadership of the unrest

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How many supporters was Kett able to gain in a short period of time and what did they do (as their first step)? (KR)

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-16,000
-marched towards Norwich and set up camp on the outskirts of Mousehold Heath

35
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What did local forces do as a result of the rebels setting up camp on the outskirts of Mousehold Heath? (KR)

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-they were unable to disperse the rebels and they offered a pardon twice but that also failed

36
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How many pardons did local forces give the rebels? (KR)

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-2

37
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What did the rebels seize? (KR)

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-Norwich

38
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How did the government respond to the rebels seizing Norwich and what happened? (KR)

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-it forced government to act and they sent 14,000 troops under the Marquis of Northampton->his forces were defeated

39
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How many troops did the government send to try and defeat the rebels due to them seizing Norwich? (KR)

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-14,000

40
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Who was sent to try and regain control over Norwich and what did it lead to? (KR)

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-Earl of Warwick (John Dudley) was sent->led to the massacre of around 3,000-4,000 rebels at Dussindale

41
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What did the rebels draw up while at camp in Mousehold? (KR)

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-a wide-ranging list of 29 demands

42
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What were the rebels agricultural demands? (KR)

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-saffron (valuable crop) grown in the area around Saffron Walden
-complaints about gentry manipulation of the foldcourse system (gentry grazed their sheep on the peasants’ fallow and unsown land)->had been exploiting this privilege by extending the time when they can graze their sheep
-common land->gentry had been putting large numbers of sheep onto common land->forced many peasants off common land
-fishing rights->wanting fishing rivers to be open for all->also made demands about coastal fishing industry

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What were the rebels economic demands? (KR)

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-rising rents->landowners attempt to put them up due to the effects of hyperinflation

44
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What were the religious grievances of the rebels? (KR)

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-Protestant demands->new prayer book being in English not Cornish ->wanted moves towards Protestantism to be more fast paced

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What were the social grievances of the rebels? (KR)

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-the rebels attacked the nobles and gentry as landlords but they also attacked the running of local government->criticising the officers of the Court and Wards and local officials who would use their position to make gains in the land market
-the rebels were very conservative in their demands->accepting the rights of the gentry to keep doves and rabbits but complained when people below the gentry in the social order did

46
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How were the rebels conservative in their demands? (KR)

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-the rebels were very conservative in their demands->accepting the rights of the gentry to keep doves and rabbits but complained when people below the gentry in the social order did

47
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How did this view of conservatism be challenged by an article? (KR)

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-appears to call for the ending of serfdom which still practised in some of the Duke of Norfolk’s estates

48
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What social divisions did the rebels have? (KR)

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-unlike the Western rebels it appears the rebels demands reflected their grievances-> supported their actions=show similar dislike for the gentry
-dislike of the gentry and those running the local government was reflected in the establishment of an alternative system on the Mousehold Heath

49
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How did leaders show their maintenance of discipline? (KR)

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-leaders showed through their maintenance of discipline at a series of camps in East Anglia->maintain order and prevent mob rule

50
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In what way where the rebellions causes similar?

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-caused primarily by religious changes, economic developments and enclosures
-in both rebellions 2 leaders were sent to try and stop the rebellion

51
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How was Kett’s Rebellion different from Western Rebellion?

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-it became more violent
-demands were more Protestant
->they wanted the Edwardian reformation to move faster

52
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How powerful and effective was the leadership of Kett’s Rebellion?

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-somewhat effective leadership-> Kett was forced to rush decisions leaving the well-defended camp at Mousehold to Dussindale

53
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How widespread was support in England for Kett’s Rebellion?

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-16,000 rebels->more support than Western Rebellion
-lack of support from the gentry
-held power in Norwich for 3 days

54
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Did the rebels plan had a chance of success (KR)?

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-yes if Kett hadn’t left Mousehold

55
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Was the danger increased by weak of slow reaction from the government (KR)?

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-government had to send a large force of 12,000 men and the Earl of Warwick->led to 3,000 rebels killed

56
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How were the rebels punished? (KR)

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-Kett was hung and 49 other rebels were executed

57
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How threatening were the rebellions overall?

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-they were quite threatening
-they threatened key changes that the government had made
-government used force twice in both rebellions and resulted in killing rebels
-were offered a pardon twice and it didn’t stop them

58
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How many areas of unrest were there in 1549?

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-25

59
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How many rebellions were there in 1549?

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2

60
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What is the difference between unrest and rebellion?

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-a rebellion is where the government responds

61
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What was Somerset’s reputation like?

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-poor as he wasn’t helping people who needed it
-both rebellions were due to changes he had made which caused him to loose popularity

62
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Why did the rebellions in 1549 fail and were they a threat to the government?

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-class hostility increased
-other disturbances were easily put down by the local gentry or nobility but Kett and Western rebellions led to full scale rebellions
-the government was already vulnerable due to war with Scotland and France so forces were on standby or in battle->not enough forces to help put down the rebellions

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Why did the Western rebels receive harsher treatments than Kett’s?

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-the larger number of uprisings stretched the government’s capacity
-the government was forced to abandon its policy in Scotland and to use full scale military force against its own people->attempt to disperse the rebels by offering pardons but when that didn’t work they had to use force

64
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How much of a threat were both rebellions?

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-had the potential to cause serious problems for the government but the amount of forces they had was no match for the rebels

65
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Which rebellion was more threatening?

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-Kett’s rebellion because the government had to use more force when trying to put it down
-the rebels had multiple bases which shows that they were organised whereas the Western rebels were unable to take London and Exeter
-the Western rebellion failed to cooperate with other risings which meant they didn’t have much support whereas Kett’s rebellion did

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