What is the
historiography
surrounding the Western
Rebellion of 1549?
Does an overview of this and the other
1549 rebellions suggest that they posed
a serious threat to the government?
Learning Focus
• Literacy – summarising
• BLP - noticing
Home Learning (5)
• Prepare for a head to head CAGE presentation
debate on the Western rebellion. Use the
following pages of your booklet for your ‘part’
(C/A, G, E – dangerous and not dangerous)
• See relevant pages of textbook and pages
5,6,9,11,15 of booklet.
• Your argument must be done on 2 powerpoint
slides max and needs to be copied for everyone.
• The groups are; C/A – Paige (nd) Chris (d)
• E; Lauren (nd) Tom (d) G; Amy (nd) Tom/Lauren –
(d)
Groups for H/L (13d)
• C/A – Vinay (d), Dylan (nd)
• E – Dan (nd) Amber (d), Mark (d)
• G – George (d), Joe (nd)
Starter (15)
• Show Youtube clip on the Western
Rebellion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jlzlXW
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• RAG card check on danger or otherwise.
• Consider the following quotes from
historians. Place them on a danger scale
• (LC) Different coloured post-its per
historian. Discuss.
Main 2 (15)
• Teach Me; Tell Me exercise on the
Western Rebellion
Main 3 (10)
• Read source 16.9 (Edward’s chronicle).
What does this suggest about the danger
of the 1549 rebellions in general? Prepare
as if for an exam question, using CAGE
grid and inferences.
• (LC) Students up to the front with
underlinings etc.
Historiography of the
Western rebellion
• Philip Caraman (1994) – ‘The most formidable
opposition to the Reformation that England ever
saw’
• Pollard – social tension lay at the heart of the
rebellion. Fletcher and Stevenson agree that the
rebels considered the gentry to be their enemies.
• Previously, historians concentrated on religious
grievances. This is no longer the case. Fellows
believes that one should link the religious
grievances with their attack on the gentry, who
had gained from the Reformation.
Historiography cont.
• Fletcher: ‘the rebellion never had a real chance of
forcing the government to make concessions in its
religious policy’
• Fletcher: ‘Its suppression was only so prolonged
because the western rising coincided with (other)
rebellions’
• Fletcher: ‘The rising was principally religious, but
economic discontents were also involved’.
• Fletcher: ‘The division of west Country society
undoubtedly ran deep’.
Plenary (10)
• Collect collective knowledge via postits. Analyse on scale for CAEG.