Alanna ruled for a long long time. That is something to respect. In that time rebellion has been pretty constant, which can only suggest a few things a general dislike of the way the realm was ruled, a massive grouping of power hungry nobles all looking for their chance to steal the reigns, or a OOC effort to remove Alanna. It appears that several of the council chose to believe it is all OOC. I would guess only those heavily involved in the rebellion would truly know if that is true, and no matter what the truth is, it would be unlikely to change anyone else's opinion.