Henry 8th Rebellions Flashcards
What were the 3 rebellions in Henry’s time
Resistance to amicable grant
Pilgrimage of grace
Lincolnshire rising
When was the amicable grant put into place
1525
What was the amicable grant
A forced loan imposed by Wolsey
Where was the discontent based for amicable grant rebellion
Suffolk and Essex
The dukes of these county’s had up to 4000 people at the borders rebelling
However they handled it well and the king resisted
What did the resistance to the amicable grant do for the future for Henry
Demonstrated he couldn’t operate in defiance with tax payers
When he next needed extraordinary revenue for war in France, he used cash from the sale of monastic land instead
How does Wolsey make Henry go back on the amicable grant
Publicly begs him to pardon the rebels and they are treated leniently
When was the Lincolnshire rising
October 2nd 1536
Why did the lincolnshire rising start
Due to discontent over religious change and the government pushing for the fundamentals of religion to change too much
Where did the Lincolnshire rising develop
East Riding of Yorkshire
West riding of Yorkshire
Pontefract
More militant in Cumberland and up north as the rebels were more radicalised and had bigger grievances
What was the captain poverty movement
Antagonists wrote letters signed by captain poverty
- the reason the rebellion revived in 1537
Who led the pilgrimage of grace
Robert aske
How did the Lincolnshire rising developed into the pilgrimage of grace
Spread very far around York, up to Lake District and down to Doncaster
HUGE
Biggest rebellion in Tudor England
When was the pilgrimage of grace
8th October 1536
What happened on the 3rd December regarding the pilgrimage of grace
King offered a royal pardon if they stopped now
What were the religious motives of the pilgrimage of grace
Dissolution of monasteries
Fear of losing churches and parishes and what they offered
