How many rebels were involved in the Pilgrimage of Grace?
30,000
16,000
40,000
Which city did the rebels take control of in the P of G?
Norwich
Exeter
York
Why castle did the rebels take in the P of G?
Pontefract Castle
Cooling Castle
Barnard Castle
How many rebel casualties were there at Sampford Courtenay in the Western Rebellion?
3000
4000
3500
What two places did the rebels attack during the Western Rebellion?
Exeter and Norwich
Norwich and Bodmin
Exeter and Bodmin
During the Western Rebellion, the government agent was murdered.
During Kett's Rebellion, the rebels took : 's troops were defeated.
During Kett's rebellion, troops had to be sent down from the Scottish border to suppress the rebellion.
How many rebels were involved in Kett's?
15,000
14,000
How many rebels were killed during Kett's rebellion?
4,000
3,000
2,000
In Wyatt's rebellion, the rebels attacked and Castle.
What castle did the Earls of the Northern Rebellion take?
Durham
Barnard
Cooling
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: the aforementioned factors ensured that these rebellions were limited in their seriousness, although , they may have seen to be a much greater threat at the time.
Robert Aske: why was he a poor leader?
He gave the rebellion a religious coating through the five wounds of Christ, but failed to convince others to follow suit.
He fought the royal army on the open plains.
He did not act on his position of strength and accepted the pardon.
He gave the government the opportunity to play for time.
He dallied over the capture of York.
He was a reluctant leader: he was forced to rebel by the clergy in Louth.
He failed to prevent the third rising from occurring.
Who was the supposed 'reluctant' leader of the Western rebellion?
Humphrey Arundell
Thomas Moore
William Sailsbury
Wyatt was a poor leader as he failed to gain support: he was seen as as he was rebelling against .
What were the economic causes of the Western Rebellion?
Tax on cloth and sheep.
Slump in the Kent cloth trade.
Textile industry collapsed.
The issue of enclosures caused some individuals to lose their right to common land.
Rents had been raised excessively.
What was the social reason for the Western Rebellion?
Against the clergy.
Wealthy landowners.
The tenantry rose against the gentry.
What were the economic reasons for Kett's rebellion?
They opposed the enclosure of land.
They were against the issue of rents, particularly rack renting.
The textile industry had collapsed.
Kett's rebellion was also down to a hatred of individuals, such as that of , a who brought up Church property in the area and outraged the rebels with his rapacity.
What was the economic reason for Wyatt's rebellion?
Rents had be raised excessively.
The Kent cloth trade had declined, leading to increasing levels of unemployment.
The use of enclosures.
What was the social reason for Wyatt's rebellion?
The peasants were resentful of the power of the gentry.
