Elizabeth I

• Northern Rebellion 1569

  • religious = north was more catholic and did not like elizabeth's settlement
  • succession = wanted mary queen of scots
  • political = leaders resented their exclusion from their roles in the north
  • economic = north was deprived
  • suffered a lack of organisation and leadership
  • crown forces came and the rebels fled to scotland
  • mass execution of rebels 1572
  • showed government's lack of organisation
• Essex Rebellion 1601

  • essex used to be close to elizabeth
  • cecil being promoted caused faction
  • gathered allies like southampton
  • essex wanted to remove cecil's influence at court and declare james as successor
  • privy council prevented rebellion = executed for treason