Power and the People – Causes of Protest
What were the causes of protest?####govwarreligioneconomyideas
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gov - explainer####many Britons have been moved to action by incompetent governance
gov - for example####Second Barons War Henry III’s autocratic rule promoting favs, spending,
military failures
gov - furthermore####Chartists - c.19 MPs not paid rotten boroughs no secret ballot
gov - importantly####poor gov caused numerous other rebellions: FBW, ECW, reforms
gov - therefore####poor gov has been a consistent cause of Britons’ protest
war - explainer####military failures have often caused action of Britons
war - for example####FBW early 1200s John’s failures of Bouvines, Poitou, Anjou aka Softsword
collected scutage in peace time
war - furthermore####Richard II - PR repeated failures in France 1377 - taxation increased to 4d
father, Edward III did the same
war - however####over time, war has ceased to be a cause since Tudor period
war - therefore####war was a key cause in the medieval era, but not in recent centuries
religion - explainer####many have been driven to protest by changes to religious practices
religion - for example####PoG- 1536 caused by Henry VIII’s break from Rome
religion - furthermore####ECW - 1642-49 Charles I’s suspected Catholicism possibly supported
Catholic Irish rebellion Archbish Laud made ‘Laudian’ changes
religion - however####religion as a cause has declined over time
religion - therefore####used to be a key cause of protest but hasn’t been of more recent movement
economy - explainer####the economic suffering of Britons has driven many Britons to protest over
the centuries
economy - for example####PR - 1381 commoners angered by work service 1351 Statute of
Labourers Richard II’s poll tax
economy - furthermore####TU - c.19 skilled and then unskilled unionised over pay and conditions
economy - however####often been a contributing but not central cause
economy - therefore####has consistently been a contributory factor
ideas - explainer####ideas have inspired many Britons to protest
ideas - for example####Chartists c.18 believed in democracy and campaigned for vote for all men
through petitions 1839, 42, 48
ideas - furthermore####Womens’ suffrage Millicent Fawcett Emmeline Pankhurst led NUWSS and
WPSU respec to enact enfranchisement
What were the causes of protest?####govwarreligioneconomyideas
####
gov - explainer####many Britons have been moved to action by incompetent governance
gov - for example####Second Barons War Henry III’s autocratic rule promoting favs, spending,
military failures
gov - furthermore####Chartists - c.19 MPs not paid rotten boroughs no secret ballot
gov - importantly####poor gov caused numerous other rebellions: FBW, ECW, reforms
gov - therefore####poor gov has been a consistent cause of Britons’ protest
war - explainer####military failures have often caused action of Britons
war - for example####FBW early 1200s John’s failures of Bouvines, Poitou, Anjou aka Softsword
collected scutage in peace time
war - furthermore####Richard II - PR repeated failures in France 1377 - taxation increased to 4d
father, Edward III did the same
war - however####over time, war has ceased to be a cause since Tudor period
war - therefore####war was a key cause in the medieval era, but not in recent centuries
religion - explainer####many have been driven to protest by changes to religious practices
religion - for example####PoG- 1536 caused by Henry VIII’s break from Rome
religion - furthermore####ECW - 1642-49 Charles I’s suspected Catholicism possibly supported
Catholic Irish rebellion Archbish Laud made ‘Laudian’ changes
religion - however####religion as a cause has declined over time
religion - therefore####used to be a key cause of protest but hasn’t been of more recent movement
economy - explainer####the economic suffering of Britons has driven many Britons to protest over
the centuries
economy - for example####PR - 1381 commoners angered by work service 1351 Statute of
Labourers Richard II’s poll tax
economy - furthermore####TU - c.19 skilled and then unskilled unionised over pay and conditions
economy - however####often been a contributing but not central cause
economy - therefore####has consistently been a contributory factor
ideas - explainer####ideas have inspired many Britons to protest
ideas - for example####Chartists c.18 believed in democracy and campaigned for vote for all men
through petitions 1839, 42, 48
ideas - furthermore####Womens’ suffrage Millicent Fawcett Emmeline Pankhurst led NUWSS and
WPSU respec to enact enfranchisement
