Opposition and Conformity

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1.3 - Opposition and Conformity

THE WESTERN REBELLION

• Causes

• Cornwall

• William Body - wanted to destroy all images, murdered

• Introduction of new Prayer Book - 10th June (Whitsunday)

• Devon

• Provoked by priest use of new Prayer Book

• The Rebellion

• Cornwall

• Protestors assembled in Bodmin

• Arundell - leader

• Made list of articles (complaints), marched to Devon

• Devon

• Persuaded priest to deliver traditional Cath Mass - Sampford Courtenay

• Joined forces with Cornwall - 20th June

• Government

• Somerset urged Lord Russell to find peace

• LR wrote consolitary response

• Exeter defends city for 6 weeks

• 28 July - LR began advance against rebel

• 6 Aug - LR relieved Exeter

• 16 Aug - LR advanced and defeated Devon

• Aftermath

• Local Reaction

• Gentry lost control of C&D

• Hellier - attempted to calm Devon, hacked

• Peter Carew - known Prot, aggravated sit, fled to Exeter then London

• Government

• LR - dealt with small resistance until 3000 killed

• Robert Welsh - vicar and leader, hung from own Church

• Government forces acted illegally - executed without trial, taking and giving land

KETT’S REBELLION

• Causes

• Major textile industry

- collapse

- many cloth workers out of a job

- small farmers affected by enclosure of wooded pastoral areas

• 6-8 July - people gathered for a play and feast

- drunken anger -…