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What was a significant outcome of the unrest during this period?
Numerous
rebellions
and
local riots
occurred
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What were the social and economic problems contributing to unrest?
Population growth
Rising prices
Poor harvests
Increasing poverty
Enclosure
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Why were social and economic issues seldom the trigger for unrest?
They were often
underlying causes
, not triggers
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Which rebellion was significantly influenced by the issue of enclosure?
Kett's rebellion
in
1549
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What did the Enclosure Commission aim to address?
The issue of
enclosure affecting peasants
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How did Somerset's actions influence unrest in 1549?
He was seen as
sympathetic
to
peasants' causes
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Who was the minor that ascended to the throne after Henry VIII?
Edward VI
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What was the Regency Council's role during Edward VI's reign?
They
governed
due to
Edward's minority
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What was the outcome of the factional struggle in 1549?
Somerset
was
removed from power
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Who succeeded Somerset as Lord President of the Council?
Northumberland
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What did Northumberland attempt after Edward VI's death?
To place
Lady Jane Grey
on the throne
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How did the presence of a minor and a woman on the throne contribute to unrest?
It led to
increased factional conflicts
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What religious changes under Henry VIII contributed to instability?
Changes caused
religious uncertainty
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What event in Cornwall indicated religious unrest in 1547-48?
William Body's destruction of images
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What was the cause of the Western or Prayer Book rebellion in 1549?
Complaints about
abolition of traditional practices
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How did Kett's rebels differ from the Western rebels in their demands?
Kett's rebels wanted
more Protestantism
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What role did the potential restoration of Catholicism play in the unrest?
It influenced
Northumberland's actions
and
Wyatt's rebellion
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What evidence suggests that rebellions were more political than religious?
Rebellions had significant
factional motives
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What did contemporaries blame for the rise in prices?
Greed of landowners
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What was the primary cause of the price rise according to the study material?
Rising population
and
agricultural system failure
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What social and economic changes affected England in the sixteenth century?
Population increase
Agricultural system inadequacy
Economic unrest
in mid Tudor period
Moralistic views blaming
landowners
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What significant demographic change occurred after the Black Death?
Population
began to
rise
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How did the population change from 1525 to 1551?
Increased from
2.3 million
to
3 million
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What was the impact of rising food prices during bad harvests?
It became a serious issue for the
population
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Which food prices rose faster than others?
Grain
prices
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What demographic characteristic increased the dependency ratio?
A
young population
with
many children
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What agricultural problems did farmers face during this period?
Lack of fertilizers
Unawareness of crop rotation
Shift from
arable
to
sheep
farming
Increased unemployment
due to
fewer laborers needed
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What was the government’s response to enclosure issues?
Established
Enclosure Commissions
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What happened to Somerset's attempts to legislate against enclosure?
Blocked by the gentry in parliament
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What was the effect of the debasement of currency in the 1540s?
High inflation
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How many bad harvests occurred from 1547 to 1558?
Six
bad harvests
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What was the impact of the Dissolution of the Monasteries?
Removed support for the poor during hard times
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What were the consequences of enclosure and price rises on society?
Decreased workforce numbers
Increased unemployment
Rise in poverty levels
Harsh government measures
like the
1547
Vagrancy Act
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What did the 1547 Vagrancy Act do?
Condemned vagrants to
slavery
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How many counties were affected by the rebellions of 1549?
At least
25
counties
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Who primarily put down most rebellions in 1549?
Local gentry
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What were the main long-term factors behind the unrest in 1549?
Enclosure
and
rising prices
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What is another name for the Western rebellion?
Prayer Book rebellion
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What event sparked the Western rebellion in 1549?
The murder of
William Body
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What was the initial complaint of the Western rebels besides religious issues?
Opposition to the
sheep and cloth tax
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