Wyatt rebellion

• Cause - (marriage) xenophobia- fear of foreigners aswell as career opportunities being restricted
• Other causes - Kent economic industry hardship - cloth industry
• Other cause- religion - most rebels were protestant and Mary was roman catholic
• Other - political instability
• The plan was to marry elizabeth to Courtenay and claim legitimacy to the throne - plan was discovered so rebellion had to be pushed foward
• Wyatt was the only one successful in raising an army if 3000 men
• A royal force was sent to confront the rebels they ended up joining the rebels
• Wyatt was slow and cautious approaching London, giving the gov time to prepare
• Mary was advised to leave London but refused - this showed she wasn't scared of the confrontation or the rebels, showed she was a brave leader
• Wyatt surrendered at Ludgate
• Mary executed less than 100 of the commoners who took part
• After wyatt - unrest was limited
• While many supported wyatts anti catholic and anti Spanish sentiments, the rebellion also served their own material interests
• Wyatt rebellion - socieconomic grievances were caused by the decline of the cloth industry in Kent
• Consequences of wyatt rebellion - wyatts rebellion posed a threat to Mary as he threatened london Mary I executed wyatt, lady Jane grey who had potential to be used for future rebellions and her husband
• Was the rebellion caused by only marriage concerns??? In the Kent area the uprising actually occurred because there had been a decline in in the cloth industry and economic hardship
• Other - most rebels were protestant
• A royal force was sent to confront the rebels but instead they joined them
• Wyatt surrendered at Ludgate
• After wyatt unrest was limited, inner council ran affairs efficiently instead