The Northern revolt

The North of England always remained a stronghold for Catholicism. There was a lot of
resistance to the Religious Settlement.

These two were key Catholic nobles in the north of England.

THOMAS PERCY, 7th Earl of Charles Neville, 6th Earl of

Northumberland (1528- Westmorland (18 August 1542 – 16
1572) November 1601)

Both of these men were angry with the Religious

Settlement and the lack of power that the Northern Lords were given in Elizabeth’s system.
They wanted to change things in the country.

It is not completely clear what the Earls wanted as they never gave a comprehensive list of
their desires, but we can figure out a list of things they hoped to achieve.

 They wanted to restore the Catholic faith to England

 They wanted to restore political power to the Northern Lords, both locally and
across the country
 They wanted to remove the ‘evil disposed councillors’ who were influencing
Elizabeth.
 They would have preferred a Catholic Queen but they made no mention of Mary,
QOS.

In 1569, the Catholics of the north of England rebelled.

They were led by the Earls of Northumberland and Westmorland, and planned to depose
Elizabeth and put Mary Queen of Scots onto the throne. They were supported by an army of
about 4,500, many of them the earls' tenants and servants.

The rebels captured Durham, where they celebrated a Catholic Mass, and Barnard Castle.
However, when the royal army arrived, they were easily defeated.

Northumberland and about 600 rebels were executed.