Peasants may have been fighting as a result of grievances for the declining cloth trade
Political
Northumberland
Wyatt
Desire to prevent Mary from marrying Philip II of
spain
Wyatt's motive: hatred for the Spanish due to witnessing of the Spanish Inquisition .
Rebels: Xenophobia 'prevent us from being over-run by strangers'
Loss of positions in court as a result of Philip bringing his own Spanish court
Mary recognised the political issues surrounding her marriage. As a result she made certain marriage agreements. One
was that Philip was not a king of England in his own right.
Religious
Western Rebeliion
Wyatt
Led by protestant leaders: Wyatt and Sire James Croft
Only successful uprising was in Kent, a protestant stronghold