Rebellions Flashcards
Yorkshire rebellion
1489
Causes: Forced loan of £100,000 for Brittany
Events: People of Yorkshire killed Northumberland. 5000 rebels march, but shut down by the Earl of Surrey
Consequences: Only £27,000 raised, Henry issued pardons to those involved
Cornish rebellion
1497
Cause: Increased tax for war with Scotland
Events:15,00 rebels camped on Blackheath in June, they were shut down by the kings army at the battle of Blackeath (1,000 deaths)
Consequences: Showed the instability of Henry’s reign as they had marched from Bodmin to London unchallenged
Stafford and Lovell rebellion
1486
Causes: War of the roses, Discontent with H7, Allegiance with Yorkist cause
Events: Lovell started a rebellion in Yorkshire, the Staffords started a rebellion in Worcestershire, both failed to gain lots of support. Lovell fled to Burgandy, the Stafford sought sanctuary in a local church and were captured.
Consequences: Revealed weaknesses in Henrys reign.Allowed for more rebellion
Perkin Warbeck
1491-1499
Warbeck pretended to be Richard, Duke of York
Causes: Discontent with Henry
Events: Gained foregn support from: Scotland, Burgundy, France and the HRE, shows the signgificance of the threat. But it gained no support in England
Consequences: Warbeck was executed in 1499
Lambert Simnel
1487
He pretended to be the Earl of Warwick
Causes:
Events: He recieved support from English and Irish nobles and Margaret of Burgundy- She sent 2,000 german mercenaries. The Earl of Lincoln fled to Ireland to join the rebellion. MAY- Simnel proclaimed King of England by the Earl of Kildaire. JUNE- Forces land in Lincolnshire and begin heading south. DEFEATED in the Battle of Stoke- 8,000 rebels Vs 12,000 kings troops
Consequences: Simnel was pardoned and allowed to work in the kings kitchens, he then became a royal falconer
Western Rebellion causes
1549
Causes: Resentment of religious reform - the New Common Prayer Book of 1549 sparked the rebellion.
Hostility to enclosure - The enclosure commission of 1548 had dashed people’s high hopes.
Increasing rents, rising prices and falling wages.
The local gentry could not deal with the situation.
Course of western rebellion
Course of rebellion
The rebellion began on Sunday 10 June in Cornwall and later spread to Devon.
On 29 June, Lord Russell was sent to find a peaceful settlement.
From 2 July to 6 July, the rebels besieged Exeter.
On 8 July, Russell’s last attempt to find a settlement failed.
On 12 July, Lord Grey was sent to help Russell but was diverted to unrest in Oxford.
On 28 July, Russell began defeating groups of rebels in Devon.
On 17 August, the rebels were defeated.
Consequences of the western rebellion
Consequences of rebellion
The rebellion was put down.
Martial law (military government) was used to deal with the rebels. This indicates how dangerous the situation was.
Somerset’s position in government was seriously weakened.
Ketts rebellion causes
1549
Causes of rebellion
Enclosure and bad government were higher priorities than religion.
Local government was a key issue. The rebels attacked the gentry and Justices of the Peace (JPs), accusing them of corruption and mismanaging government policy.
The New Common Prayer Book did not spark the rebellion. Kett’s rebels wanted more religious reform, such as improving the quality of the clergy.
Course of Ketts rebellion
On 10 July, Kett led a march of yeomen and farmers to Norwich.
On 21 July, full pardon was offered to the rebels with promises to deal with corruption.
On 22 July, the rebels took Norwich. They set up a camp on Mousehold Heath.
Somerset wrote letters to the rebels to deal with their grievances.
On 30 July, the Marquis of Northampton arrived with a small army and retook Norwich. Negotiations with Kett failed.
On 23 August, the Earl of Warwick arrived with 12,000 men.
On 27 August, Kett’s Rebellion was put down. 3,000 rebels were killed.
Consequences of ketts rebellion
Consequences of rebellion
Kett was hanged in November.
Most of the rebels were dealt with more leniently.
Somerset tried to be popular and wanted to cooperate with the rebels. This made him seem weak to his rivals at court.
