Wyatts Rebellion

Question 1

Causes of Wyatt’s rebellion

Answer 1

Spanish marriage between Mary and Phillip
Objective to get rid of Mary (but never stated openly)

Question 2

Wyatts rebels main motives

Answer 2

• religion, many of Wyatt’s urban supporters coming from Maidstone, a Protestant stronghold
• xenophobia
• decline in local cloth industry could have prompted poorer rebels to use the revolt as means if expressing social and economic grievances
• attracted some gentry who had lost office within the county

Question 3

Key events in Wyatt’s rebellion

Answer 3

25 Jan - Wyatt signifies the start of the rebellion

28 Jan - Duke of Norfolks force unable to engage the rebels; Norfolk forced to retreat

1 Feb - Queen rallies support with a speech at guildhall in city of london

3 Feb - CRITICAL TURNING POINT - rebels reach Southwark but prevented from going over London Bridge

6 Feb - Rebels move back towards london through Thames

7 Feb - Rebels stop at Ludgate on the edge of the City of London, Wyatt surrenders

Question 4

Why was Wyatt’s rebellion significant ?

Answer 4

• even though Protestants in minority, religious opinions could not be ignored
• showed extent to popular suspicion of proposed Spanish marriage
• resulted in execution of Lady Jane Grey (innocent victim of her fathers support for the rebellion)
• Wyatt came close to securing city of london