Wyatt's rebellion, 1554

Wyatt's rebellion, 1554 - 

Causes:

• Spanish marriage to Philip II - courtiers and councillors feared losing influence in court.
• Patriotism - worried it may subject England to Spanish methods and interests.
• Religious fears - Spanish were Catholic, Wyatt and his men were Protestant.
• Depression in the cloth industry caused unrest.

Aims:

• Block Spanish marriage - mary Elizabeth to Edward Courtenay after Mary's overthrow to secure English monarchy.

Monarch's response:

• Troops sent by Duke of Norfolk…