3.3.5
Decline of Popular Resistance
Decline of Popular Resistance
Decline of Popular Resistance
By the end of the 16th century, there was a noticeable decline in popular rebellion. This, however, does not mean there was a decline in popular politics. Instead, it expressed itself in different ways.
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Government behaviour
Government behaviour
- Elizabeth came to power in a time of social turmoil.
- Elizabeth’s policy was ‘semper eadem’. She stressed stability.
- As a result, Elizabeth and her government avoided administrative reform, therefore did not provoke popular rebellion.
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Rising literacy levels
Rising literacy levels
- Yeomen and the gentry assumed positions of leadership in rebellions.
- However, levels of literacy amongst these social groups increased in the second half of the 1500s.
- Yeomen and the gentry pursued legal avenues to hold the government to account, rather than using popular rebellion.
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Different expressions of popular politics
Different expressions of popular politics
- The decline of popular rebellion was complemented by the rise of legalism, the news, and contesting parliamentary elections.
1Monarch & Government
1.1Tudor Monarchs
1.2Changing Role of Parliament
1.3Principal Servants to the Crown
2Religious Changes
2.1Tudor Monarchs & Religious Change
2.2Catholicism & Survival
2.3Protestantism & Puritanism
3State Control & Popular Resistance
3.1Tudor Control of the Country
3.2The State & the Poor
4Economic, Social & Cultural Change
4.1Patterns of Domestic & Foreign Trade
4.2Changing Structure of Society
5Historical Interpretations
5.1Significance of Threats to National Security
5.2Court Politics
5.3Elizabeth & Parliament
5.4Social Distress in the 1590s
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1Monarch & Government
1.1Tudor Monarchs
1.2Changing Role of Parliament
1.3Principal Servants to the Crown
2Religious Changes
2.1Tudor Monarchs & Religious Change
2.2Catholicism & Survival
2.3Protestantism & Puritanism
3State Control & Popular Resistance
3.1Tudor Control of the Country
3.2The State & the Poor
4Economic, Social & Cultural Change
4.1Patterns of Domestic & Foreign Trade
4.2Changing Structure of Society
5Historical Interpretations
5.1Significance of Threats to National Security
5.2Court Politics
5.3Elizabeth & Parliament
5.4Social Distress in the 1590s
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