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Causes of the Northern Rebellion, 1569
- Political
- The Northern Earls had their power taken
away from them by the establishment of
the Council of the North
- Earls disliked
Elizabeth's "new men"
- Eg Earl of Sussex
made President of the
Council of the North
- Eg Earl of Sussex
made President of the
Council of the North
- Northumberland was
deprived of his position
under Elizabeth
- Fletcher argues; "political resentment... was more important
in attracting support to it than hatred of Protestantism"
- The Northern Earls had their power taken
away from them by the establishment of
the Council of the North
- Economic
- The crown would not accept
Northumberland's right to claim
profits from copper mines
discovered on his estates
- The nobility saw their
land's confiscated,
including Northumberland
- The crown would not accept
Northumberland's right to claim
profits from copper mines
discovered on his estates
- Religious
- Rebels carried banner of the
Five Wound's of Christ
- Rebels forced mass at
Durham Cathedral and
destroyed Protestant objects
- Mary's arrival acted as a spark to the rebellion
- 2/4 of the leaders, Thomas Markenfeld and Dr
Morton had just returned from trips which
supported the Catholic Counter-Reformation
- Rebels carried banner of the
Five Wound's of Christ
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