5.2.2
Essex's Rebellion
Essex's Rebellion
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Consequences of rebellion
Consequences of rebellion
- This was the final challenge to Elizabeth’s authority and it was defeated easily.
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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