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Essex's Rebellion

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Essex's Rebellion

Lots of people thought women could not rule and this created problems. The Earl of Essex led an important rebellion in 1601 against Elizabeth.

Causes of rebellion

Causes of rebellion

Essex had successfully led the forces which attacked the Spanish port of Cadiz in 1596.
When he returned, an argument at court resulted in Elizabeth hitting him on the head after he turned his body away from her.
- He had to be restrained by fellow courtiers and was placed under house arrest.

Essex in Ireland

Essex in Ireland

Essex was sent to Ireland but failed to deal with the rebellion there and fell out of favour.
- He lost his sweet wine monopoly, and with it power and influence.

Course of rebellion

Course of rebellion

Because of his fall from favour, he gathered forces to lead a rebellion. He took four privy councillors hostage in February 1601.
His rival Robert Cecil called him a traitor, and many of his approximately 200 supporters deserted him. Essex was arrested along with his remaining followers.

Consequences of rebellion

Consequences of rebellion

This was the final challenge to Elizabeth’s authority and it was defeated easily.

1

Monarch & Government

1.1

Tudor Monarchs

1.1.1Henry VII 1.1.2Henry VIII 1.1.3Edward VI 1.1.4Mary I 1.1.5Elizabeth I 1.1.6Succession Disputes

1.2

Changing Role of Parliament

1.2.1Parliament & Henry VII 1.2.2Parliament & Henry VIII 1.2.3Parliament After the Reformation

1.3

Principal Servants to the Crown

1.3.1Principal Servants to the Crown

2

Religious Changes

2.1

Tudor Monarchs & Religious Change

2.1.1The Henrician Reformation 2.1.2Impact of Religious Change Under Henry VIII 2.1.3Religious Change Under Edward VI 2.1.4Religious Change Under Mary I 2.1.5Elizabethan Settlement

2.2

Catholicism & Survival

2.2.1Popular Attitudes to Catholicism 2.2.2Catholicism Under Henry VIII 2.2.3Catholicism Under Elizabeth I 2.2.4Catholic Nobility

2.3

Protestantism & Puritanism

2.3.1Protestant Influences 2.3.2Protestantism Under Edward VI 2.3.3Protestantism Under Elizabeth I

3

State Control & Popular Resistance

3.1

Tudor Control of the Country

3.1.1Councils 3.1.2Role of Nobility 3.1.3Justices of the Peace 3.1.4Lord Lieutenant

3.2

The State & the Poor

3.2.1Reasons for Growth of Poverty 3.2.2Punishments for Paupers 3.2.3Role of Charities

3.3

Resistance to Tudor Rule

3.3.1Resistance to Tax & Subsidies 3.3.2Uprisings Against Henry VIII 3.3.3Uprisings Against Edward VI 3.3.4Uprisings Against Elizabeth I 3.3.5Decline of Popular Resistance

4

Economic, Social & Cultural Change

4.1

Patterns of Domestic & Foreign Trade

4.1.1Wool & Cloth 4.1.2Exploration & Trade

4.2

Changing Structure of Society

4.2.1Population 4.2.2Dissolution of Monasteries 4.2.3Enclosure

4.3

Cultural Change

4.3.1Education & Literature 4.3.2Impact of Religious Change 4.3.3Patronage 4.3.4The Arts 4.3.5Cult of Gloriana

5

Historical Interpretations

5.1

Significance of Threats to National Security

5.1.1Spain 5.1.2The Spanish Armada 5.1.3Ireland

5.2

Court Politics

5.2.1Court Factions 5.2.2Essex's Rebellion

5.3

Elizabeth & Parliament

5.3.1Conflict with Parliament

5.4

Social Distress in the 1590s

5.4.1Social Distress in the 1590s

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1

Monarch & Government

1.1

Tudor Monarchs

1.1.1Henry VII 1.1.2Henry VIII 1.1.3Edward VI 1.1.4Mary I 1.1.5Elizabeth I 1.1.6Succession Disputes

1.2

Changing Role of Parliament

1.2.1Parliament & Henry VII 1.2.2Parliament & Henry VIII 1.2.3Parliament After the Reformation

1.3

Principal Servants to the Crown

1.3.1Principal Servants to the Crown

2

Religious Changes

2.1

Tudor Monarchs & Religious Change

2.1.1The Henrician Reformation 2.1.2Impact of Religious Change Under Henry VIII 2.1.3Religious Change Under Edward VI 2.1.4Religious Change Under Mary I 2.1.5Elizabethan Settlement

2.2

Catholicism & Survival

2.2.1Popular Attitudes to Catholicism 2.2.2Catholicism Under Henry VIII 2.2.3Catholicism Under Elizabeth I 2.2.4Catholic Nobility

2.3

Protestantism & Puritanism

2.3.1Protestant Influences 2.3.2Protestantism Under Edward VI 2.3.3Protestantism Under Elizabeth I

3

State Control & Popular Resistance

3.1

Tudor Control of the Country

3.1.1Councils 3.1.2Role of Nobility 3.1.3Justices of the Peace 3.1.4Lord Lieutenant

3.2

The State & the Poor

3.2.1Reasons for Growth of Poverty 3.2.2Punishments for Paupers 3.2.3Role of Charities

3.3

Resistance to Tudor Rule

3.3.1Resistance to Tax & Subsidies 3.3.2Uprisings Against Henry VIII 3.3.3Uprisings Against Edward VI 3.3.4Uprisings Against Elizabeth I 3.3.5Decline of Popular Resistance

4

Economic, Social & Cultural Change

4.1

Patterns of Domestic & Foreign Trade

4.1.1Wool & Cloth 4.1.2Exploration & Trade

4.2

Changing Structure of Society

4.2.1Population 4.2.2Dissolution of Monasteries 4.2.3Enclosure

4.3

Cultural Change

4.3.1Education & Literature 4.3.2Impact of Religious Change 4.3.3Patronage 4.3.4The Arts 4.3.5Cult of Gloriana

5

Historical Interpretations

5.1

Significance of Threats to National Security

5.1.1Spain 5.1.2The Spanish Armada 5.1.3Ireland

5.2

Court Politics

5.2.1Court Factions 5.2.2Essex's Rebellion

5.3

Elizabeth & Parliament

5.3.1Conflict with Parliament

5.4

Social Distress in the 1590s

5.4.1Social Distress in the 1590s

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Court Factions

Conflict with Parliament