Rebellion and Disorder Under the Tudors, 1485-1603 | Edexcel A-Level History (9HI0)

Rebellion and Disorder Under the Tudors, 1485-1603

190 questions
19 subtopics
Paper 3: themes in breadth with aspects in depth, one option of sixteen
Paper 3

A Paper 3 option combining aspects in breadth on how the Tudors governed and kept order with aspects in depth on four major challenges: the pretenders of Henry VII's reign, the Pilgrimage of Grace, Kett's rebellion, and the Nine Years' War in Ireland..

It covers government and administration, 1485–1603, crown, church and parliament, 1485–1603, involving the localities in governance, 1485–1603, the crown and the country, 1485–1603, henry Tudor’s hold on the throne, 1485–87, the challenges of Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck, foreign support for the challengers, henrician religious changes, 1533–37, the Lincolnshire Rising and the Pilgrimage of Grace, leaders of the Pilgrimage of Grace and its suppression, the social and economic reasons for rebellion, the challenge posed by Kett’s rebellion, leaders of Kett's rebellion and its suppression, the causes of and development of the challenge, the main events of the revolt, failure and its impact, reasons for the Nine Years' War, key events and individuals of the Nine Years' War and why the war lasted and how England won.

Sample questions from Rebellion and Disorder Under the Tudors, 1485-1603

Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.

Government and administration, 1485–1603

Which minister reformed central government in the 1530s?

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Thomas Cromwell.
Involving the localities in governance, 1485–1603

Who were the crown's chief local governors in the shires?

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Justices of the Peace.
Henry Tudor’s hold on the throne, 1485–87

Why was the Earl of Warwick a threat?

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As Clarence's son he was the leading male Yorkist claimant, so Henry kept him in the Tower from 1485 and executed him in 1499.
Foreign support for the challengers

How did Scotland support Warbeck?

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James IV received him at court, married him to his kinswoman Katherine Gordon, and invaded northern England on his behalf in 1496.
The Lincolnshire Rising and the Pilgrimage of Grace

What religious banner did the pilgrims carry?

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The banner of the Five Wounds of Christ.
The social and economic reasons for rebellion

What was rack-renting?

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The raising of rents and entry fines by landlords seeking to keep pace with inflation, which pressed tenants hard and provoked resentment.
Leaders of Kett's rebellion and its suppression

At which battle were Kett's rebels defeated in 1549?

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The Battle of Dussindale.
The main events of the revolt

What 1570 papal act excommunicated Elizabeth I?

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The bull Regnans in Excelsis.

The 19 subtopics

One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.

Subtopic	What it covers	Questions
Government and administration, 1485–1603	Recall questions on the changing household, the Privy Council, the rise of the Secretary, Star Chamber, the revenue courts, and how far the crown got better at handling rebellion.	10
Crown, church and parliament, 1485–1603	Recall questions on the Act of Supremacy, how the Reformation changed church-state relations, the use of statute, the Elizabethan settlement, and the Homily on Obedience.	10
Involving the localities in governance, 1485–1603	Recall questions on the Council of the North, the union with Wales, the justices of the peace, and why lords lieutenant were created.	10
The crown and the country, 1485–1603	Recall questions on patronage and the sale of monastic land, the use of titles, the centrality of the court, progresses, and what happened when patronage failed.	10
Henry Tudor’s hold on the throne, 1485–87	Recall questions on the impact of Bosworth, the measures taken in 1485 to 1486, the Earl of Warwick, Yorkist survivals, Ireland, and Poynings' Law.	10
The challenges of Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck	Recall questions on what made the Simnel conspiracy dangerous, how Henry treated the boy, why Warbeck lasted so long, and why both ultimately failed.	10
Foreign support for the challengers	Recall questions on Margaret of Burgundy's motives, French and Scottish backing, why Ireland was a problem, and how Henry neutralised each in turn.	10
Henrician religious changes, 1533–37	Recall questions on the break with Rome, how much changed at parish level, the dissolution, the Ten Articles and Injunctions, and the role of rumour.	10
The Lincolnshire Rising and the Pilgrimage of Grace	Recall questions on what set the risings off, the size of the host, the Pilgrims' demands, how they presented themselves, and how dangerous they were.	10
Leaders of the Pilgrimage of Grace and its suppression	Recall questions on Robert Aske, how Norfolk defeated the rising by negotiation, Bigod's rising, the scale of the executions, and Cromwell's position.	10
The social and economic reasons for rebellion	Recall questions on enclosure and rack-renting, inflation and debasement, Somerset's commissions and why they backfired, and the sheep tax.	10
The challenge posed by Kett’s rebellion	Recall questions on the rebels' articles, how the camp at Mousehold Heath governed itself, the taking of Norwich, and the wider camping movement of 1549.	10
Leaders of Kett's rebellion and its suppression	Recall questions on Robert Kett, how Somerset's handling is judged, Warwick's campaign, Dussindale, and the extent of the repression.	10
The causes of and development of the challenge	Recall questions on the problem of Mary, Queen of Scots, court faction and the Norfolk marriage plan, the exclusion of the northern earls, and how far religion mattered.	10
The main events of the revolt	Recall questions on the mass at Durham, the siege of Barnard Castle, how far south the rebels got, the loyalty of most northern nobles, and Dacre's rising.	10
Failure and its impact	Recall questions on why the rising failed, the scale of the executions, the fate of the earls, the papal bull of 1570, and the penal legislation that followed.	10
Reasons for the Nine Years' War	Recall questions on the extension of English administration into Ulster, Hugh O'Neill and Hugh Roe O'Donnell, and the religious dimension of the war.	10
Key events and individuals of the Nine Years' War	Recall questions on Clontibret and the Yellow Ford, the collapse of the Munster plantation, Essex's failure, and Mountjoy's change of method.	10
Why the war lasted and how England won	Recall questions on the terrain and supply, the late Spanish landing at Kinsale, the siege of Dunboy, the cost to the crown, and the Treaty of Mellifont.	10

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How the guide is worked

Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.

Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.

Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.