Northern Rebellion Flashcards
(18 cards)
Describe northern England
• sparsley populated
• more lawless
Who were the three leaders of the Northern Rebellion?
•The Duke of Norfolk
•Earl of Northumberland
•Earl of Westmoreland
Who was the Duke of Norfolk and what did he feel?
•A catholic on Elizabeth privy Council
•increasing sideline by the rising hostility of Elizabeth to Catholics
Who was the Earl of Northumberland?
Awarded titles and power under Mary
Who was the Earl of Westmoreland?
Comes from a leading Catholic family
Why were many Catholics in the north unhappy?
James Pilkington becomes Bishop of Durham in 1561. He was a Marian exile.
Under Mary the ________ of the ______ ________ had been the Duke of _______ . Elizabeth replaced him with ___ _________ _________
Warden, Middle Marches, Norfolk, Sir John Forester
What was the plan?
•Norfolk secretly marries Mary Queen of Scots and they have a son together
• Northumberland and Westmoreland lead a successful uprising
How is the plan exposed?
Through one of Elizabeth’s ladies and waiting
_______ 1569: northumberland and Westmoreland enter ______ with a force of _________
November, Durham, 6,000
How many over run Durham and say mass?
1,400
Who has taken the city of York with how many people and causes the rebels to back down and take elsewhere instead?
•Duke ok Sussex
•10,000
• take Barnard Castle instead
When does Sussex march out of York which causes rebels to disperse and flee to Scotland?
13th Dec
__________ ______ are put under ________ law and _____ executed
Yorkshire Dales, martial, 700
Where is Mary Queen of Scots moved?
Further south to Chatsworth Castle
when is Norfolk executed?
June 1572
When is Northumberland executed?
August 1572
What does the Pope do in 1570?
excommunicates Elizabeth and orders the Papal Bull
