CCEA A-Level History 4010
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England 1558–1603
The Northern Earls and the Catholic plots
- 3 things to know
- A2 Unit 2
Overview
Outcome of the Ridolfi plot and consequences of the Throckmorton plot.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
Who led the rising of the Northern Earls in 1569?
Why did the rising of 1569 collapse?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
Who led the rising of the Northern Earls in 1569?
Model answer
The rising was led by Thomas Percy, Earl of Northumberland, and Charles Neville, Earl of Westmorland.
- 2
Give three causes of the rising of 1569.
Model answer
The earls had lost local offices and influence to men favoured from London, they resented the Protestant settlement in a conservative region, and they were drawn into the scheme to marry the Duke of Norfolk to Mary, Queen of Scots.
- 3
What happened at Durham Cathedral in November 1569?
Model answer
The rebels entered Durham Cathedral, tore up the English Bible and Prayer Book and celebrated Mass, making the restoration of Catholic worship the public purpose of the rising.
- 4
Why did the rising of 1569 collapse?
Model answer
Mary was moved south to Coventry out of reach, the rebels found little support once they left their own estates, and the approach of a royal army under the Earl of Sussex broke the rising before Christmas.
- 5
How were the rebels of 1569 punished?
Model answer
Several hundred rebels were hanged in the northern villages as an example, the earls' estates were forfeited, Westmorland escaped abroad, and Northumberland was surrendered by the Scots and executed in 1572.
- 6
Name two consequences of the 1569 rising for the government of the north.
Model answer
The Council of the North was strengthened and put under reliably Protestant leadership, and the power of the great northern Catholic families was permanently broken by forfeiture and execution.
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