Religion and the Northern Rebellion of 1568
At the time of the Northern Rebellion in 1568, the North of England
was greatly aggrieved. When Elizabeth had ascended to the throne she
appointed loyal men to her throne, usually Protestants like William
Cecil at the expense of the Northern Earls. This subtraction of power
of course angered the Northern Earls, but was the Northern Rebellion
just down to this? Religion played a huge part in the daily lives of
most people in the 16th century and with the majority of the North
retaining Catholicism whilst Elizabeth slowly introduced
Protestantism, surely this would cause further conflict.
To an extent we can see evidence that the Northern rebellion was
started due to religious reasons. The immediate plan was to reach Mary
Stuart and marry her to the Duke of Norfolk and to end the question of
who would succeed Elizabeth to the throne. Mary had a strong claim,
and if she married nobleman Norfolk who was also Elizabeth's second
cousin, then any children they had together would be firmly next in
line to the throne. Mary was extremely Anti - protestant, and the
Northern Earls hoped if she came to throne, Protestantism would once
again be rid of and England would return to Catholic.
The actions of the rebels during the rebellion also suggest it
occurred for religious reasons. The rebels headed for Durham cathedral
where they tore up the protestant prayer book and held a catholic
mass. These religious actions clearly indicate that they were unhappy
with the religious situation in England at the time and by ripping up
the prayer book symbolises they are attempting to change things. The
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somewhat powerful support as this the rebellion would not have got off
the ground. The ideas for the rebellion did not originate when in
church or anywhere remotely connected to religion but in court where
the Nobles questioned the succession, argued that they deserved their
powers and was plotting ways of getting rid of Cecil.
To conclude, although religion did play a part in the rebellion of
1568-69 it was clearly not the only reason for the unrest of the
Northern nobility. Power was a big cause, their pride was dented and
they wanted to be powerful like their relations gone before them. The
North was indeed largely Catholic and they hoped if England was to get
a catholic queen in the form of Mary Stuart then the situation for
them would become better, not only religiously but politically as well
as socially.
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