Why did the northern earls resent Elizabeth's government?

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  • Why did the northern earls resent Elizabeth's government?
    • The religious concerns of the Northern earls
      • Both openly Catholic (like many in the North) - allowed by the 1559 settlement/ 39 Articles (1563)
      • Under suspicion more as relations with Spain deteriorated (1566) - divided loyalties
      • Harsher enforcement of the settlement through appointments
        • e.g. James Pilkington as Bishop of Durham who wanted to remove traditional practices was unpopular
      • Never fully accepted the Church settlement of 1559 - too Protestant
    • Government intervention in the North
      • Appointment of Protestant outsiders extended control - religious/ political tensions
        • More acutely - Mary I's appointments (1553-8) were deprived of their posts
        • e.g. Elizabeth's cousin Lord Hunson was made Warden of the East March (1568) - traditionally for the Earls of Northumberland
        • e.g. Sir John Forster - Northern/ rival to the Earl of Northumberland's local power - appointed to Northumberland's old position (Warden of the Middle March)
        • COTN was ran by the Earl of Sussex (7/1568) - cousin of the queen/ loyal in Ireland
    • The economic concerns of the northern earls
      • Lack of opportunity in government (appointment of rivals to their key positions)
        • Appointment of
        • Loss of income
      • Both earls suffering financially (1560s)/ exacerbated by government policy
        • 1562 - Northumberland wrote to Pembroke asking him for £1,000
        • Westmorland forced to borrow £80 from Sir George Bowes (1568)
        • 1568 - Northumberland unsuccessfully tries to claim compensation for the rights to a copper mine on his esates
      • the north was economically disadvantaged compared to the south
    • Other political concerms
      • Marginalised at Court

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