Political Causes Of Rebellion - Factions Flashcards
What was the widely held belief of who should be consulted during a crisis if there was no parliament in Tudor England?
The old nobility
How many Great Councils did King Henry VII call between 1487 and 1502?
5
What replaced the Great Councils and led to the formation of political factions?
The emergence of a few select advisers, later termed the ‘privy council’
Which faction were involved in the Pilgrimage of Grace and Lincolnshire rising?
Pro-Aragonese supporters
Who were some Lincoln rebels in the Pilgrimage of Grace who were Catherine of Aragon supporters?
Sir Robert Dymoke, who had once been her chancellor, Sir Christopher Willoughby, a knight of the body and Lord Hussey, chamberlain to Princess Mary
Who were some Yorkshire rebels in the Pilgrimage of Grace who were Catherine of Aragon supporters?
Lord Darcy who absented himself from debates in parliament concerning the Act of Succession to avoid arrest and Sir Robert Constable
Which two Elizabethan rebellions had a cause of factional politics?
The Northern Earls rebellion and Essex rebellion
Who did some southern privy councillors plot to other throw in the Northern Earls rebellion?
William Cecil, the queen’s secretary, who they held responsible for ill-advised political, religious and foreign policies and the uncertainty surrounding secession
What did the Northern Earls want in terms of succession?
The Duke of Norfolk, Westmorland’s brother-in-law, to marry Mary Queen of Scots to ensure the continuity of Catholicism
What was the political reason that pushed Westmorland and Northumberland to rebel in 1569?
Westmorland was struggling finically and badgered by his wife to stand up for his beliefs and Northumberland was no linger a political force in the north and resented seeing his wardenship of the middle march go to a local rival
What was the main reasons Essex rebelled?
Suspended from the Privy Council, banned from the courts charged with treason and in financial difficulties when the queen rescinded his patent to sell sweet wine
Who still looked to Essex for patronage though his reputation and credit were in ruin?
The earls of Bedford, Rutland and Southampton
Who was Essex up against?
Robert Cecil who was Master of the Court of Wards and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Who were Robert Cecil’s clients who dominated court patronage?
Lord Cobham, Lord Buckhurst and Sir John Stanhope
What did Essex think of Cecil and his clients?
They were ‘base upstarts’ and ‘caterpillars’ who were devouring the state’s resources for their own profit
