The Western Rebellion (1549)

1.1   Causes.

·         In Cromwell, resentment sprang from the activities of William Body, a commissioner investigating church property in the country in 1547,

·         His arrogance and the investigation into the chantries created rumours about the confiscation of church goods; The destruction of church images by Body led to a group in Helston to set upon and murder him.

·         The final straw was the introduction of the New Prayer…