Causes of the 1536 risings and the Lincolnshire Rising Flashcards

1
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What first sparked the Lincolnshire rebellion?

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The dissolution of the monasteries and the activities of government officials in the localities

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Why did rebels dislike Cromwell and Cranmer?

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They attacked traditional practices like pilgrimages and worshipping saints which scared people as they didn’t think their souls would be prepared for afterlife

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What does the name the ‘Pilgrimage of Grace’ suggest?

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Religious motivations as they were modelling themselves on Catholocism

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What did the rebels carry that also represented Catholocism?

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A banner showing the 5 wounds that Christ recieved in his crucifixion

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How many of the demands in the Pontefract Articles were religious?

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9 out of 24

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How did the government make social and ecomonic grievances worse in 1534?

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They introduced the 1534 subsidy which was controversial as they collected the tax in peacetime, it led to rumours of even more tax

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Why did the 1534 subsidy hit the North the hardest?

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It coincided with two years of bad harvest and poor weather

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What methods were used to collect the subsidy and how did these contribute to growing resentment in the North?

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Commissioners were used to inquire into each person’s ability to pay which strengthened the feeling of government intrusion in people’s lives

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Why were people angry about entry fines?

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It happened when a tenant died and they were suceeded by their heir a fine had to be paid to the landlord, put pressure on people

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Why were people angry about enclosure?

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It meant some tenant farmers were forced off their lands by their landlords

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Where was enclosure more of an issue?

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Particularly in York as it was a more populated area and therefore there was an increased demand for land
- Coincided with agrarian discontent as the River Ouse silted

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12
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Which members of the Northern nobility were involved in the revolts of 1536?

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Sir Thomas Percy, Lord Darcy and Lord Hussey

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13
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Why do some historians believe the POG was a result of a court based plot to restore Princess Mary and remove Cromwell?

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Because the Earl of Northumberland did nothing to stop it, Northumberland had also been contacting Eustace Chapuys who was connected to the conservative faction

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How was lord Hussey linked to Princess Mary and the conservative faction?

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He was Princess Mary’s chamberlain and he and Darcy spoke about doing an armed rebellion

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15
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Why was Hussey executed for treason?

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He had connections with those in the revolt

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16
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Which article do the Catholic sympathie of the northern nobility and gentry help to explain which articles?

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The repeal of the 1534 Act of Supremacy and the removal of Cromwell

17
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What can the involvement of the gentry also be explained by?

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The desire to moderate the rebellion from within as it was too large to control by the use of armed force against it

18
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How does the Act of Uses in 1535 also explain the involvement of the landed nobility and gentry?

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1535 Act of Uses which attempted to prevent landowners from avoiding financial demands made by the king

19
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What caused the Lincolnshire rebellion?

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The presence of government commissioners in the region who were overseeing the dissolution of the smaller monasteries and visitations of the clergy

20
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Why did the rebels blame ‘evil counsellors’ in the Lincolnshire rebellion?

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The rebels used language which made it clear that they were not rebelling against Henry himself

21
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Why did the rebels want to make it clear they weren’t rebelling against Henry himself?

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Because they would be committing treason if they rebelled directly against Henry, they used ‘commonwealth’ to show they wanted good for all

22
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What united the gentry and the commons in the Lincolnshire rebellion?

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They both feared the religious changes that were occuring and the government intervention in their lives

23
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What sparked anger in Lincolnshire?

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The arrival of the Bishop of Lincoln’s officer in Louth to carry out a visitation of the clergy, it caused paranoia

24
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How did the men at Louth in the Lincolnshire rising show their anger at the dissolution?

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They marched to the nearby Legbourne nunnery to capture the commissioners who were there to dissolve it

25
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Why did 3000 people meet together in Louth to force the commissioners to flee?

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They heard rumours that their weapons would be seized

26
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What made the Lincolnshire rebellion more serious?

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1st October 1536 - The rebellion spread to Caistor and Horncastle and the chancellor of the Bishop of Lincoln was killed by an angry mob

27
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What did the Lincolnshire rebels do once they drew up their petition?

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10,000 men marched to Lincoln and drew up articles detailing their grievances

28
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What was the king’s response to the rebels in Lincolnshire?

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An army was led by the Duke of Suffolk and threatened severe punishment unless the rebels disbanded, Suffolk persuaded them to go home

29
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Who supported the Lincolnshire rebellion?

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Monks from Lincolnshire Abbeys, ordinary men and women from Louth, gentry

30
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Why could the Lincolnshire rebellion be said to be threatening?

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Because numbers reached 10,000, the gentry and clergy got involved, very organised rebellion, it spread quickly showing threat

31
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Why could the Lincolnshire rebellion be said to not be a threat?

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It was supressed as quickly as it emerged, a royal army quickly marched to Lincolnshire, the gentry leadership were half hearted, no battle, easily persuaded to go home