wyatt's rebellion

Question 1

cause

Answer 1

fear of catholic faith and Spanish marriage

English were highly Xenophobic to Spaniards

Question 2

major weakness

Answer 2

didn’t have the popular support of the people so was doomed to failure

Question 3

aim

Answer 3

to prevent the marriage to Philip II of Spain

to remove Mary and put Elizabeth in her place and marry her to Courtenay

Question 4

kent

Answer 4

wyatt raised an army of 3000 in Kent, as religiously radical area

closeness to London worried the government

Question 5

delayed march on London

Answer 5

which allowed London to prepared their defences

bridges were damaged to hinder his advance

Question 6

consequences for Wyatt

Answer 6

sent to tower, along with the other leaders

rebels who weren’t killed were arrested

Question 7

convicted

Answer 7

480 and 90 were executed after the trial

20 of these were gentry leaders

Question 8

pardoned

Answer 8

around 600

Question 9

time

Answer 9

started in January, so the roads were unusable which delayed their progress

Question 10

roads in London

Answer 10

were relatively narrow which made it easy for a small force to guard gates

Question 11

secrecy

Answer 11

was a problem, which so many nobles involved

Question 12

three main causes

Answer 12

political, economic and religious

Question 13

David Loades

Answer 13

“the real reasons which lay behind the conspiracy were secular and political”

revisionist argument

Question 14

economic reasons

Answer 14

decline of textile industry in Kent

rising unemployment in the area since 1551

a factor for the rebellions growth, less unlikely to have caused it

Question 15

religious reasons

Answer 15

spanish marriage signified a long term return to catholicism

Question 16

political reasons

Answer 16

mary’s accession to power had caused a shake up of power, and those worried about their positions were increasingly concerned about being overrun with Spanish

Question 17

Wyatt

Answer 17

declared that it was motivated by the marriage, however, this could’ve just been propaganda because, in the religiously divided nation, nationalism would’ve been more attractive

Question 18

traditionalist view

Answer 18

religion was the key cause

Question 19

significance

Answer 19

showed protestant sentiments couldn’t be ignored

demonstrated the extent of opposition to the Spanish marriage