Against: Evaluation of the threat of the Lincolnshire Rising
- Created by: Ifza Z
- Created on: 25-04-20 15:25
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- The Lincolnshire Rising didn't pose a serious threat to Henry VIII's government
- Rebellion started among
ordinary citizens of Louth.
- Lack of experience + skill.
- The leader was a shoemaker- Nicholas Melton (Captain Cobbler).
- Vicar of church at Louth + at least 1 monk Parish from dissolved abbey at Louth joined rebellion.
- Lack of experience + skill.
- In touch with Yorkshire men.
- Lack of organisation + co-operation.
- The Yorkshire commons weren’t ready to rise when the Lincolnshire Rising broke out.
- The Lincolnshire rebels ignored the letter from the Yorkshire men telling them to delay their rebellion.
- Lack of organisation + co-operation.
- Local Lincolnshire gentry involvement.
- Some members of local Lincolnshire gentry also joined but only once rebellion
had begun.
- Some may have been threatened into joining.
- Shows lack of willingness + involvement.
- Some may have been threatened into joining.
- Some claimed they joined to keep order + stop it becoming more violent as
it took several days for outside help to arrive.
- Taking leadership + containing it may have helped avoid charges of treason.
- Leadership of the gentry also
turned out to be half-hearted
- When threatened with punsihment,
they backed down.
- The lack of cont. support from gentry meant that when Suffolk herald arrived on 11th October, he was able to persuade rebels to go home.
- When threatened with punsihment,
they backed down.
- The gentry were reluctant to
risk their lives + property by risking treason.
- This lost them support of more hard-line + lower-ranking rebels, who had less to lose.
- Some members of local Lincolnshire gentry also joined but only once rebellion
had begun.
- The Duke of Suffolk (Henry's brother-in-law) led the army well.
- Put down rebellion swiftly.
- Was able to deal with rising without risking a battle.
- Put down rebellion swiftly.
- Treason.
- The rebels were loyal
to Henry.
- They didn’t seek to challenge his right to rule.
- The local nobility didn't join the rising.
- Henry's threat of punishment unless they disbanded was enough to disperse the rebellion.
- The rebels were loyal
to Henry.
- Rebellion started among
ordinary citizens of Louth.
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