wyatts rebellion

Wyatts Rebellion

Main causes:

-       Opposition to Mary’s marriage to Philip

-       Unpopular Anglo-Spanish relations

-       Young gentry feared that Philip in court could damage their career opportunities

-       People feared a foreign ruler would influence the monarch

Why the rebellion failed

-       It happened early in Marys reign so she was still popular- it had been hardly 12 months since they rallied to her cause as the…