On this date in 1550, the leaders of englands prayer book rebellion were hanged, drawn, and quartered at. Western rebellion aka prayer book rebellion harley garrett. Prayer book rebellion 1549 unam sanctam catholicam. Few passages of scripture are better known than micah 6. Over the last few days i have had a go at refighting a minicampaign of the 1549 prayer book rebellion originally published as a scenario in miniature wargames. Be the first to ask a question about the western rising, 1549.
The prayer book rebellion, prayer book revolt, prayer book rising, western rising or western rebellion cornish. A brief overview of the western rebellion, how it started, the rebels. William body attempted to hide in a house, but he was dragged out and murdered by the mob on april 5, 1548. An account of the 1549 prayer book rebellion in devon and cornwall part 1. Charlotte hodgman talks to professor mark stoyle about nine places connected with the bloody uprisings. The clyst heath massacre, during the prayer book rebellion. The prayer book rebellion, also known as the western rebellion, was an uprising that took place in devon and cornwall in 1549. Robert ketts petition, 1549 the history of england. Rebellyans an lyver pejadow kebmyn was a popular revolt in devon and cornwall in 1549.
On this date in 1550, the leaders of englands prayer book rebellion were hanged, drawn, and quartered at tyburn. Soskernow, friends of cornwall henry viii, king of england, died in 1547, and. Eamon duffy duffy speaking at the 2017 ebor lectures. The prayer book rebellion of 1549 part 1 devon perspectives. The prayer book rebellion, prayer book revolt, prayer book rising, western rising or. At the time, there was already social unrest due to a poll tax on sheep, and rumours that it was due to be expanded to other forms of livestock. The justice of the peace arrived with a small militia and arrested the murderers of body.
The uprising is sometimes called the prayer book rebellion as it came about. The petition of the rebels from mousehold heath, july 1549. All about tudor rebellions and uprisingsdecember 17, 2017in alevel. A brief overview of the western rebellion, how it started, the rebels actions. The prayer book rebellion, prayer book revolt, prayer book rising, western rising or western rebellion was a popular revolt in cornwall and devon in 1549. When henry viii dropped dead in 1547 and pitched his contentious realm and dubious progeny into the midtudor crisis, henrys old theological henchman thomas cranmer really got to work. In that year, the book of common prayer, presenting the theology of the english reformation, was introduced. The murder of william body marks the beginning of the prayer book rebellion. The western rebellion also known as the prayer book rebellion for. Henry viii, edward vis father and the previous monarch, had broken with rome in the 1530s and had been declared the supreme head of the church in england. The prayer book rebellion was a rebellion that took place in the southwest of england in the summer of 1549, in the reign of king edward vi.