Wyatt Rebellion Flashcards
(50 cards)
What were the two main reasons for the Wyatt rebellion?
Political and religious
What year did the Wyatt rebellion take place?
1554
Where was the main location of the rebellion?
Kent
What was wyatt a member of?
A wealthy and well connected gentry family from Kent
Where did Wyatt fight and when?
France. 1543
When did Wyatt’s career suffer a setback?
1547
What religion was Wyatt?
He was a deeply committed Protestant
What did Wyatt find favour with?
The Edwardian regime
Who was Wyatt trusted by?
Somerset’s successor, Northumberland
When did Wyatt declare his support for Mary I
When Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen
When did Wyatt’s initial support for Mary evaporate?
When he heard of the Spanish marriage
What had the House of Commons asked Mary to do in a petition on the 16th November 1553?
To marry someone from England
When was Mary’s marriage proposal presented to the Royal Court?
December 1553
Why were there anti spanish and xenophobic feelings?
If the Spanish came to England the rebel leaders would lose their jobs and their influence would disappear.
What was in the rebels’ own self-interest?
Their jobs, power & influence
What did Wyatt and other leaders fear?
That English interests would become subservient to those of Spain
What did the rebels not wish to see?
A Catholic restoration
What idea were they fighting for?
A Protestant country ruled by a Protestant monarch
Where was Sir James Croft rebelling?
Hereford
Where was Sir Peter Carew rebelling?
Devon
Where was Sir Thomas Wyatt rebelling?
Kent
Where was Duke of Suffolk rebelling?
Leicestershire
Who was rebelling in Devon?
Sir Peter Carew
Who was rebelling in Kent?
Thomas Wyatt
