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16th-century rebellions

  • Wyatt's rebellionOn the 16th of November 1553, a Parliamentary delegation approached Queen Mary I to formally request she choose an English husband.
  • Pilgrimage of GraceIn 1535, the year before the revolt began, bad harvests triggered grain riots in Craven during June and Somerset by April.
  • Kett's RebellionThe 1540s saw a crisis in agriculture across England. The majority of the population depended on the land for their survival.
  • Prayer Book RebellionIn the late 1540s, Lord Protector Somerset introduced legislative measures to change theology and practices in England. These changes targeted areas of…
  • Rising of the NorthIn 1558, Elizabeth I succeeded her half-sister Mary I as queen of England. Her accession faced immediate dispute due to the questioned legitimacy of the…