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How effectively did Tudor governments deal with rebellion in England and Ireland? Tudor governments were relatively successful in dealing with the problem of rebellion, although this was more effective towards the end of the period than at the beginning shown through the decline in rebellion after 1549: only 5 English rebellions occurred as opposed to 10 before 1549. Over the course of the Tudor period the main aims of rebellions were only fully achieved in the rebellions of 1525, the Amicable Grant

To what extent was Northumberland more successful than Somerset in ruling England during the reign of Edward VI? During the reign of Edward VI, Northumberland and Somerset attempted to rule England. They dealt with several issues, including foreign policy, finance, social and economic affairs, working as political operators and dealing with with rebellions. Northumberland proved to be successful in many of these aspects, particularly in social and economic affairs as well as finance. This is because

In the 1500s, many great Kings and Queen existed of whom a few will go down in history as some of the greatest leaders of all time. Elizabeth I being the queen of England during 1533-1603 and Mary Stuart ruling Scotland for the years of 1542-1567, Mary Stuart was always eager to take Elizabeth I’s spot, and she was always trying to find new ways to try to take the throne. Yet, if Mary Stuart was successful in taking the throne would she be a good queen? Although Mary Stuart was educated and had strong

there were many similarities and differences between the monarchy in England and France. These similarities and differences were seen in the theory and practice of the monarchies. In England, there was a Constitutional monarchy, while in France, there was an Absolutist monarchy. In the second half of the 17th century, absolute monarchs such as Louis XIV ruled in France, and William and Mary shared their power with Parliament in England. These two monarchies had differences theories and government, but

Economic and social issues were the main cause of Tudor Rebellion in Tudor England. Tudor England encountered problems with their economy and society. The society suffered from economic issues such as enclosure and bad harvest but also, they encountered problems with the nobility and the government. These issues concerned the majority of the people that started off rebellions. However, there were evidently rebellions that did not emphasise the problems of economic and social issues and saw these

(1066-1087) sons, William the II (1087-1100) was a better king than his younger brother Henry I (1100-1135). William I’s was the first Norman king to rule England. He split his heritance between his three living sons. Robert received the rule of Normandy, William II received England and Henry I received five thousand pounds. In early medieval England a good king was a heroic soldier and a strong leader who was fair but enforced the law. It was also important that they were Christian and unsinful. William

In the late 16th and early 17th century England colonized most of America. The Chesapeake and New England areas are the most known regions of this time. The Chesapeake region concluded of Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, though this region is named after the Chesapeake Bay. Virginia at this time was controlled by the crown. Both colonies were both settled by English immigrants, settling in areas for many different reasons. The Chesapeake society was big in the tobacco industry, and Tobacco

their opinion of a convoluted Church of England. They set up towns and started new lives that were all based on their idea of a pure religion. The Puritan's definition of a pure religion did not include many of the ideas of the Church of England. They built the colonies and made a system based upon the idea that God was the most important aspect of life. Puritan ideas and values influenced the political, economic, and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660’s by

undoubtably so, is inevitable. The Spanish Armada, which took place in August of fifteen eighty-eight, was a Spanish fleet of one hundred and thirty ships that sailed from A Coruña, with the purpose to invade England. The almighty Spain was favoured to win however it was in turn the weaker country of England that came out on top, thus making The Spanish Armada a perfect example of an extreme power

In the material given in Appendix 1, there is an increasing issue of homeless people in England. In 2014, 112,070 people declared themselves homeless in England – a 26% increase in four years.1 How is it possible that so many people have become homeless and how does this affect the UK today? Firstly, the UK have seen a £7bn cut in housing benefits, welfare cuts and a lack of affordable housing2, these cuts have lead to people going homeless because they are unable to afford a home. These homeless