The threat of the Lincolnshire Rising
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- Created on: 25-05-17 14:35
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- The Lincolnshire Rising posed a serious threat to Henry VII's government'
- 'The Lincolnshire Rising was never a threat to Henry VIII's government'
- Predominantlyordinary men/women of Louth
- Leader was a shoemaker, Nicholas Melton and vicar of the church at Louth and a Louth monk
- Chronology shows that the Local Lincolnshire gentry support only emerged after momentum had gathered - reactionary
- Mixed/contradictory intentions
- Half-hearted - when they were threatened with punishment, they quickly backed down
- Suffolk able to persuade rebels to disband 11/10
- Half-hearted - when they were threatened with punishment, they quickly backed down
- Involved in order to control it/ prevent it from becoming more violent/dangerous - best way to contain it/ make sure it remained peaceful - avoid treason
- Mixed/contradictory intentions
- Yorkshire commons not ready the rise when the Lincolnshire Rising broke out/ Lincolnshire rebels ignored letter from Yorkshiremen telling them to delay
- Put down as quickly as it emerged
- Royal army (DoSuffolk led) marched to Lincolnshire
- Threat of treason
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- Duke of Suffolk led the king's army well
- Predominantlyordinary men/women of Louth
- Attracted support from a cross-section of society
- Support from Monks at other non-disolved Lincolnshire abbeys (Barlings, Bardney and Kirkstead) shows national concern
- Executed in aftermath
- Parish clergy/monk involvement
- Church usually helped to control - reinforced ideas of obedience/ social hierarchy
- Local Lincolnshire gentry involvement
- Also acted as JPs - local order was disrupted, allowing the rebellion to gather momentum
- Resent over the Act of Uses
- Religious policy/ government intrusion
- Felt threatened
- Size/speed took local gentry by surprise
- Took several days for support to materialise
- Unable to cope
- 10,000 marched on Lincoln (as nobles fled)
- In touch with men in Yorkshire (equally discontented with government policy)
- Shows organisation
- 'The Lincolnshire Rising was never a threat to Henry VIII's government'
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