4. Lincolnshire Rising And Pilgirmage Of Grace Flashcards
How was Henry V111 a powerful king?
He could literally get away with murder
He was able to impose his ideas by shear force if personality and violent temperament
How was Charles 1 not a powerful king?
Him and parliament clashed over the divine Right of Kings and led to a civil war and his execution and turned England into a republic
How did religion change due to William of Orange?
The ‘Glorious Revolution’ of 1688 replaced the Catholic James 11 with Protestants William of Orange and Mary 11
How were there disagreements on religion in Tudor times?
The establishment of the Church of England and the Dissolution of Monasteries led to a period of conflict and intolerance over religious beliefs
Catholics were persecuted
When Mary 1 came to the throne, Protestants were burned and prosecuted
Pilgrim fathers decided to leave and settle in America
What was the economy like in Henry V111’s rule?
About 90% of the population lived and worked in the countryside
Wool was the main source of the country’s wealth
In 1759 the bridge water canal began its building
The industrial revolution was well under way by 1800
The country was more outlooking with explorers like Captain Cook claiming new lands for the British
What happened on 1st October 1536?
Parishioners arrived at St James Church in Lincolnshire as they were worried the King’s commissioners were coming to take away the church’s collection of silver plates
The local abbey had been dissolved in September 1536
There were rumours that the church wealth was to be confiscated, churches to be closed and minor clerics to lose their livelihood
Why did not many people like the pace of religious change?
Most people were in favour of the traditional Catholic masses and beliefs
They were upset that Catherine of Aragon had been divorced and Princess Mary declared illegitimate
Also worries about increased taxes
What happened on the 2nd October?
The crowd captured one of the King’s commissioners and forced him to write to King Henry explaining their grievances
What happened on 4 October?
One of the bishops of Lincoln’s men (bishop was one of King’s supporters) was killed
The gentry began to join the revolt and brought up a list of demands called the ‘Lincoln Articles’
What did they complain about?
- The dissolution of the religious houses and consequent increase in poverty
- the grant of tithes to the King
- The payment of the subsidy demanded of them
- The introduction into the King’s council of Thomas Cromwell and others ‘of low birth’
- The promotion of the Archbishop of Canterbury and others who subverted the faith of Christ
What happened after they brought up the complaints?
Over 10,000 marched to Lincoln to wait for the King’s reply
They heard that he was angry and sending an army
The rebels melted away in 11 October as they couldn’t face up against his army
The revolt was over and 57 people were executed
Who Robert Aske and what did he join?
He was a lawyer based in York
He had been travelling in Lincolnshire and got caught up in the Lincolnshire rising
He was forced by the rebels to make an oath of support
He helped spread the revolt throughout Yorkshire and soon a rebel army of 30,000 were marching onto York
What were their 7 grievances?
- Restoration of the ‘old ways’ of religion
- Removal of Cromwell and others seen to lead king astray
- Promises not to tax marriages, deaths or births
- Cancelling of the new Prayer Book issued in 1535
- Help to cope with the effects of poor harvests of 1535 and 1536
- Anne Boleyn to have less power over Henry
- Lower taxes
What was the ‘Pilgrims oath’?
An oath to defend and maintain the faith of Christ and the holy church, oppressed by the King
They didn’t want to remove the King but remove people like Thomas Cromwell who were leading him astray
What banner did they march under?
The five wounds of Christ
Processions led by priest of monks
