failed to attract support from other members of the nobility

nobles of other Catholic sympathies decided that the rebellion was too risky e.g. Henry Clifford the earl of Cumberland, Earl of Derby (due to Catholic sympathies he decided to remain loyal), Nevil and Percy - members of the local gentry who preferred to remain neutral or even support Elizabeth e.g. John Sayor member of the Durham gentry who usually supported the Earl of Northumberland however chose not to follow the earl into rebellion but help George Bowles in the defense of Bernard Castle - shops that the rebellion did not automatically attract the support of all those with grievances towards Elizabeth - feared what would happen to them following a failed rebellion

Forster, George Bowes and Lord Hundson remained loyal to Elizabeth. they were in constant contact to the government relaying information of the situation on the ground to the men organising the response of the rising.

Westmoreland had to be convinced by his uncle to rebel even though he supported the Norfolk - Mary Marriage and Northumberland had to be convinced even further as he did not orginally support the marriage

They organised counter-attacks and there removal of Mary , Queen of scots to the rebels reach.

the news of the arrival of a enormous army from the south also was enough to deter the rebels form advancing further south.

earls lack of influence beyond the regions where they were dominant
popular apathy on the part of the commons
without they support of other members of the nobility the earls were not able to raise support outside Yorkshire and Durham
popular attitudes to religion started to change - although Catholic masses held at Durham cathedral attracted a large congregation however this did not translate into mass support for the rebel army

She wanted to send out a stronger message- ordered 700 ordinary Rebels to be executed (there is evidence that these were not fully carried out)- e.g Sir George Bowes appeared to have tried to soften the impact

The Goverments reponse was slow initially but in early december the threat poses by the size of the royal army was enough to scare the rebels who did not want to fight.

This may suggest that there were disagreements between the rebel leaders which would've weakened the leadership of the rebellion

The local goverment officials struggled to cope initially. Elizabeth's policy of giving local office to loyal Protestant outsiders and local men such as John Forster who were reliant on royal favour or their position they both helped bring around the rebellion as well as help put it down.