EDEXCEL: Paper 3 - Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485 - 1603
WARBECK AND SIMNEL
1) To what extent was the victory at Bosworth the main reason for Henry’s hold on
the throne?
2) How far is it accurate to say that Simnel’s rebellion posed a signifcant threat to
Henry’s security?
3) How far do you agree that Warbeck’s rebellion posed a signifcant threat to Henry’s
position on the throne?
4) How successful was Henry VII’s foreign policy 1485 - 1499?
5) ‘Scotland posed a greater threat to Henry VII’s rule than Burgundy in the years
1485 - 1499.” How far do you agree?
LINCOLNSHIRE RISING AND PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE
6) To what extent were rumours of tax on baptisms, marriages and funerals responsi-
ble for the outbreak of rebellion in northern England in 1536?
7) How signifcant was the challenge posed by the Pilgrimage of Grace to the govern-
ment of Henry VIII 1536 - 1537?
KETT’S REBELLION
8) ‘The main reason for the outbreak of protest and rebellion in 1549 was the anger
caused by cruel and unsympathetic lords.’ How far do you agree with this statement?
9) To what extent was enclosure responsible for the outbreak of rebellion in 1549?
10) How accurate is it to say that Kett posed a serious threat to Somerset and the
royal government 1549?
11) How accurate is it to say that Kett’s poor leadership was the main reason for the
failure of his rebellion 1549?
NORTHERN RISING
12) ‘It was Mary’s arrival in England, not the rebellion of the Northern Earls, that posed
the greater problem for Elizabeth and her government at the end of the 1560s.’ How
far do you agree?
13) How accurate is it to say that poor leadership was responsible for the failure of the
Northern Rebellion 1569 - 1570?
TYRONE’S REBELLION
14) To what extent was Bagenal’s ambition for land and power responsible for the out-
break of the Nine Years War in 1593?
15) How signifcant were the grievances of Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone, in bringing
about rebellion in Ireland from 1594?
WARBECK AND SIMNEL
1) To what extent was the victory at Bosworth the main reason for Henry’s hold on
the throne?
2) How far is it accurate to say that Simnel’s rebellion posed a signifcant threat to
Henry’s security?
3) How far do you agree that Warbeck’s rebellion posed a signifcant threat to Henry’s
position on the throne?
4) How successful was Henry VII’s foreign policy 1485 - 1499?
5) ‘Scotland posed a greater threat to Henry VII’s rule than Burgundy in the years
1485 - 1499.” How far do you agree?
LINCOLNSHIRE RISING AND PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE
6) To what extent were rumours of tax on baptisms, marriages and funerals responsi-
ble for the outbreak of rebellion in northern England in 1536?
7) How signifcant was the challenge posed by the Pilgrimage of Grace to the govern-
ment of Henry VIII 1536 - 1537?
KETT’S REBELLION
8) ‘The main reason for the outbreak of protest and rebellion in 1549 was the anger
caused by cruel and unsympathetic lords.’ How far do you agree with this statement?
9) To what extent was enclosure responsible for the outbreak of rebellion in 1549?
10) How accurate is it to say that Kett posed a serious threat to Somerset and the
royal government 1549?
11) How accurate is it to say that Kett’s poor leadership was the main reason for the
failure of his rebellion 1549?
NORTHERN RISING
12) ‘It was Mary’s arrival in England, not the rebellion of the Northern Earls, that posed
the greater problem for Elizabeth and her government at the end of the 1560s.’ How
far do you agree?
13) How accurate is it to say that poor leadership was responsible for the failure of the
Northern Rebellion 1569 - 1570?
TYRONE’S REBELLION
14) To what extent was Bagenal’s ambition for land and power responsible for the out-
break of the Nine Years War in 1593?
15) How signifcant were the grievances of Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone, in bringing
about rebellion in Ireland from 1594?
