REBELLION AND UNREST

Question 1

1548 April

Murder

Answer 1

— Murder of William Body, Helston, Cornwall

Question 2

1548 June

Commission, investigations

Answer 2

—Commission of inquiry to investigate enclosure in the Midlands

Question 3

1548 Summer

Riots, opposition, commision

Answer 3

—Rural riots in England

Council voice opposition to Somerset’s policies and Hales’ commission

Question 4

1549 May

Unrest in 3 places

Answer 4

—Unrest in Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire

Question 5

1549 June

New prayer book

Answer 5

— Introduction of the new Prayer Book

Western or Prayer Book Rebellion

Question 6

1549 July

Rebellion, uprisings

Answer 6

— Kett’s Rebellion in East Anglia Uprisings in Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire

Question 7

1549 August

Relieved, rebels, defeat

Answer 7

—Exeter relieved by Lord John Russell
Western Rebels defeated at Sampford Courtenay
Defeat of Kett at Dussindale

Question 8

1549 October

Fall of S

Answer 8

— Fall of Somerset

Question 9

1553 July

Death, proclaimed queen, executed

Answer 9

— Death of Edward VI
Lady Jane Grey proclaimed Queen (10th July)
Mary proclaimed Queen (19th July) and Lady Jane Grey sent to Tower
Northumberland executed (22nd July)

Question 10

1553 November

Marriage

Answer 10

—Mary inform Parliament that she will marry Philip of Spain

Question 11

1554 January

Rebellion

Answer 11

—Wyatt’s rebellion

Question 12

1554 February

Arrest, executed and imprisoned

Answer 12

—Wyatt arrested, Lady Jane Grey executed and Elizabeth imprisoned

Question 13

Enclosure

Open field system, common land, profit

Answer 13

—The process of removing open field system. Sometime involved taking of common land and forcing tenants off land for the profit of landowners.

Question 14

Hales’ Commission

Enclosure

Answer 14

—Inquiry established to investigate the effects of enclosure

Question 15

Mercenaries

Paid

Answer 15

– Soldier who are paid to fight

Question 16

Open field system

Divided

Answer 16

—medieval system of farming where land is divided into strips.

Question 17

Protectorate

Minor

Answer 17

—The name for the government who rules on behalf of a minor

Question 18

Lady Jane Grey

Grandfather, arranged marriage

Answer 18

• Had a distant claim to the throne as her Grandfather married Henry VIII’s sister.
• Northumberland arranged her marriage to his son Guildford Dudley in May 1553

Question 19

Robert Kett

Landowner, led rebellion and enclosure

Answer 19

– A landowner and farmer who led rebellion in protest at the practice of enclosure.

Question 20

Thomas Wyatt

Anti spanish, lead rebellion

Answer 20

– Son of a politician and ambassador , was vehemently anti Spanish and led rebellion in protest at Mary’s marriage to Philip of Spain.

Question 21

Philip of Spain

Inherited land, devoted catholic

Answer 21

– Son of Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, he inherited the lands in Milan, Sicily and Naples in 1554 and then Spanish throne in 1556 when his father abdicated.
-A devoted Catholic who married Mary in 1554.

Question 22

Causes of rebellions

Religious change, religious changes, gain of supremacy, change in religious agenda

Answer 22

• Religious change, economic and social grievances, enclosure, an uncertain succession and the action of the rulers all played a part in causing rebellions.
• Somerset’s religious changes combined with ineffective leadership undoubtedly played a part in the unrest.

-Northumberland’s attempt to gain supremacy through Lady Jane Grey failed to generate support
and his regime toppled.
-Mary’s choice of a foreign husband combined with a changing religious agenda undoubtedly all contributed towards a series of violent uprisings.

Question 23

Nature and severity of threat

Timings are significant, rebellion, support, faced challenge and seize of power

Answer 23

• The size, location and timing of the rebellions are significant as are the costs and measures taken to suppress them.
• The western rebellion was situated far from central government but at 5,000 strong required firm local measures to suppress.
• Kett’s significant support of 16,000 men and ability to take Norwich undoubtedly posed a serious threat which ultimately formed part of Somerset’s demise.
• Mary was quickly able to assume the throne in the face of Northumberland’s plan to supplant Jane Grey but faced sterner challenge from Wyatt.
• Wyatt’s supporters were heavily armed and ready to seize power at the gates of London.

Question 24

Measure taken to stop the rebels

Different methods to solve issue, hiring of mercenaries, military expeditions, appease rebels and removal of LJ

Answer 24

• Each rebellion required different methods to solve the issues presented.
• Somerset was forced to hire mercenaries to defeat the rebels as they besieged Exeter.
• It took significant military expeditions to remove Kett’s forces from Norwich and ultimately this undermined Somerset’s protectorate.
• In both cases attempts to appease the rebels only suggested a weakness in central government and led to further unrest.
• Mary was able to swiftly remove Lady Jane Grey but relied on personal public appeals to her people to prevent Wyatt’s forces from entering London.