10) English Society In The Reign Of Henry VIII Flashcards
Economic causes of pilgrimage of Grace
1534 Subsidy Act was still being collected in 1536. This was usually only collected during wartime and as England was at peace it was deeply resented
There were poor harvests in 1535 and 1536. People were both unhappy and hungry.
Religious causes of the pilgrimage of Grace
People thought parish churches would be closed down after the monasteries.
People saw dissolution of smaller monasteries as an unforgivable attack on religion
The monasteries helped the sick people and provided refuge for travellers the risk of losing this upset the people.
Political causes of the pilgrimage of Grace
Nobility disliked cromwells common status and his reformist religious views. They hoped that the court would increase their power in court and weaken cromwells
Nobility felt Henry’s court was under cromwells control
Social causes of the pilgrimage of Grace
The north of England was mostly catholic and they felt Henry and Cromwell were attacking their religion. Pilgrimage of Grace started in the north.(Lincoln and York)
Robert aske (leader of PofG) argued north should have a say in the nation and that on a practical level the abbeys should remain in the northern economy.
What did people refuse to pay in1525
Amicable grant
What is the amicable grant
Raise money without going to parliament
Causes of resistance to amicable grant
1513 imposition of taxes to pay for foreign war in France
Yorkshire complaints
Nature of resistance for amicable grant and specifics of who and what
North Essex and south Sussex resistance.
Earl of Essex reports 1000 people gathered on border to resist payment
Duke if Norfolk and Suffolk faced about 4000 tax resisters - in particular unemployed cloth workers
How was resistance to amicable grant handled
Dukes handled sensitively
King backed down
Wolsey publicly begged king to offer pardon - treated leniently
Who led the initial rebellion (Lincolnshire rising)
Nicolas Melton
Who led the more serious rebellion of the pilgrimage of Grace
Robert aske
Who negotiated with the rebels in pilgrimage of Grace
Duke of Norfolk
Religious motives for Lincolnshire rising and pilgrimage of Grace
Complaints of monasteries dissolving
Fear for parish churches and traditional religious practices
Explain how complaints on monasteries dissolved was a religious motive for Lincolnshire and pilgrimage of Grace motive
Loss of charitable and educational functions that monasteries provided
Fear north would be impoverished by monastic land falling into hands of southerners
Loss of facilities and services that monasteries offered
Explain how fear for parish churches and traditional practices was a religious motive for Lincolnshire and pilgrimage of Grace motive
Celebration of locally important saint Wilfred in York discouraged
Rumours that church jewels confiscated and parishes merged.
