Wyatt rebellion

Question 1

When did the rebellion begin?

Answer 1

1554

Question 2

Who was sir Thomas Wyatt

Answer 2

-Led the rebellion
-Was a soldier
-His family were important land owners in kent

Question 3

Who was this rebellion between

Answer 3

-The gentry vs the nobility

Question 4

What was the objective?

Answer 4

-Getting rid of Mary and replace her with Elizabeth or Lady Jane grey

Question 5

Causes of the rebellion

Answer 5

Royal marriage (the main cause):
-Many were against the royal marriage between Mary and Phillip
Religion:
-Majority of the supporters of the rebellion were Protestant
Xenophobia:
-Fear/dislike of foreigners
Economic:
-Decline in the cloth industry might’ve prompted some poorer rebels.
Gentry grievances:
-Some of the gentry had lost office within the country

Question 6

What was the original plan?

Answer 6

Nov 1553-Jan 1554:
-Marry Elizabeth to Edward Courtenay + put her on the throne instead.
BUT Courtenay was weak and foolish BUT he was of yorkist descent.
-Launch 4 uprisings at the same time: Leicestershire, Devon, Hertfordshire and Kent.

Question 7

25th Jan

Answer 7

-Wyatt raises his standard in Maidstone to signify the start of the rebellion—> around 3000 men.

Question 8

28th Jan

Answer 8

-Duke of Norfolk’s force were unable to engage with the rebels and were forced to retreat.

Question 9

1 Feb

Answer 9

-Mary rallies support w/ a speech at Guildhall in London

Question 10

3 Feb

Answer 10

-Rebels reach Southwark but are prevented from crossing to London.
-Crowns forces held down the London Bridge —> a critical turning point.

Question 11

6 Feb

Answer 11

-Rebels move to Kingston upon Thames + cross the river towards London.

Question 12

7 Feb

Answer 12

-Rebels step at Ludgate, on the edge of London + Wyatt surrenders.

Question 13

End of the rebellion

Answer 13

-Wyatt surrenders on the 7th Feb
-Was condemned to death and executed
-Several other rebels were spared.

Question 14

What was the significance?

Answer 14

-Showed that although Protestants were a minority, their opinion couldn’t be ignored.
-Demonstrated the extent of popular suspicion of the Spanish remarriage
-Resulted in the execution of Lady Jane Grey due to her father’s support of the rebellion.
-Mary imprisoned Elizabeth in the Tower of London
-The closest a rebellions ever gotten to central London.

Question 15

The impact of the rebellion

Answer 15

-Mary was able to maintain control
-Elizabeth was imprisoned
-Many rebels were spared but had to pay a fine
-LJG was executed