wyatt rebellion

Question 1

What was the aim of the rebellion?

Answer 1

-to get rid of Mary 1st and marry Elizabeth 1 to Edward Courtenay

Question 2

How did Wyatt get people on his side?

Answer 2

-made appeals to nationalism and xenophobia
-played on people’s fears and exaggerate what would happen when Phillip arrived

Question 3

How did the method in which Wyatt got people on his side benefit the rebellion?

Answer 3

-made it difficult for the Government to react

Question 4

How did they initially try to stop the Wyatt rebellion? Success or Failure?

Answer 4

-Duke of Norfolk and forces were sent to confront Wyatt but actually ended up joining the rebellion

Question 5

How many men did Wyatt raise?

Answer 5

3000

Question 6

Why did the rebellion have to start before it was ready?

Answer 6

-Courtenay spilled details in court

Question 7

What was the strategy of the Wyatt rebellion MEANT to be?

Answer 7

-4 Pronged attack

Question 8

Was the 4 pronged attack successful? Why?

Answer 8

-No
-Only 2 of the 4 prongs were successful

Question 9

Who of the 4 prongs were able to launch an attack?

Answer 9

Wyatt and Kent

Question 10

Why could the Government prepare for the rebellion?

Answer 10

-Edward Courtenay told people in Court
-Too cautious in march towards London

Question 11

Where were the Wyatt rebels halted?

Answer 11

-Tower and London Bridge

Question 12

Where did Wyatt surrender?

Answer 12

-Ludgate

Question 13

Who was Wyatt?

Answer 13

-a member of the Kent Gentry

Question 14

Who did Wyatt support between LJG and Mary?

Answer 14

-Mary

Question 15

Why did Wyatt rebel?

Answer 15

-was fearful that the marriage to Phillip would mean he would lose his position and influence

Question 16

Reasons why the Wyatt rebellion can be seen as successful?

Answer 16

-if all 4 prongs had occurred it may have succeeded
- if Wyatt had entered London sooner then Mary may not have been able to raise forces
-Got Norfolk and all his forces on his side
-only loyalty of nobles saved Mary
-the marriage was very unpopular
-Raised a force of 3000 men in Winter
-Marched towards London, the center of government

Question 17

Reasons why the Wyatt rebellion can be seen as unsuccessful?

Answer 17

-majority of population was not involved in unrest
-Wyatt failed to gain support of prominent figures
-Mary’s rallying cry in London helped build support for her
-Mary ignored advice to leave London which forced rebels to ave to actually try take London
-Only 100 of the commoners were executed after
-Of the leaders only Wyatt was executed
-Wyatt too cautious- wasted time
-after 1549 the majority of the population realized rebellion didn’t work and property owners had too much to lose

Question 18

What can be seen as the 4 causes of the Wyatt Rebellion?

Answer 18

-Economic
-Nationalism
-Religion
-Power

Question 19

How can nationalism be seen to be a cause of the Wyatt rebellion?

Answer 19

-only motivated by marriage issue
-shouted ‘We are all Englishmen’
-In a religiously divided nation playing on Nationalism would always get him the most support

Question 20

How can power be seen to be a cause of the Wyatt rebellion?

Answer 20

-Wyatt was a member of the Kent gentry who was fearful that the marriage would mean he would lose his position and influence.
-Mary’s arrival on the throne had seen many former supporters of Edward lose their positions.

Question 21

How can religion be seen to be a cause of the Wyatt rebellion?

Answer 21

-leaders of the 4 pronged attack were Protestant
-area in Kent where the most support was gained was religiously radical
-when rebels reached London they attacked Gardiner’s house
-Limited support for Protestantism which affected his support

Question 22

How can marriage be seen to be a cause of the Wyatt rebellion?

Answer 22

-public hated foreigners and feared that the Spanish would replace them
-Possible that marriage was the occasion of the rebellion not the cause.
-Hatred of foreigners was easily stirred up

Question 23

How can the economy be seen to be a cause of the Wyatt rebellion?

Answer 23

-Most rebels came from Kent where there was loads of unemployment and decline in cloth trade
-Amongst rebels there were 30 different trades so had to be other causes

Question 24

When was the Wyatt Rebellion?

Answer 24

January 1554

Question 25

When was the Wyatt Rebellion?

Answer 25

January 1554