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Henry VIII and His Ministers, 1509–40

The Pilgrimage of Grace, 1536

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Overview

The religious, economic and political grievances behind the rising, Louth and the Lincolnshire rising, Robert Aske, the Yorkshire march on York, Hull and Pontefract, Norfolk's truce and the executions of 1537.

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What religious grievance lay behind the rising of 1536?

Key term

Whom did the rebels blame for the changes?

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Where and when did the Pilgrimage of Grace begin?

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  1. 1

    What religious grievance lay behind the rising of 1536?

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    The closing of the smaller monasteries, and the fear that parish churches, holy days and traditional worship would be attacked next.

  2. 2

    Whom did the rebels blame for the changes?

    Model answer

    Cromwell and the reforming bishops, not the king himself, and they demanded that these evil advisers be dismissed.

  3. 3

    What economic grievances added to the anger in the north?

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    Rising rents and heavy entry fines charged by landlords, poor harvests, and a tax demanded in a year of peace.

  4. 4

    What political grievance did northern nobles and gentry feel?

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    They resented being ruled by low-born ministers and the loss of influence of the old northern families.

  5. 5

    Where and when did the rising begin?

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    At Louth in Lincolnshire in October 1536, after rumours spread that church treasures were about to be seized.

  6. 6

    How did the Lincolnshire rising end?

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    It broke up within about a fortnight once the king refused all concessions and a royal army approached.

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