Linconshire rising and the Pilgrimage of Grace

Question 1

When and where here did the Lincolnshire rising begin

Answer 1

2nd October 1536 in Louth

Question 2

How did Thomas Kendall the Vicar of Louth make matters worse

Answer 2

He stated that (the king intended to confiscate the treasures of all parish chinches in England) and (tax baptisms, marriages and funerals)

Question 3

Within a few days of the outbreak, how many people joined the riots

Answer 3

30,000 bois pulled up to back the peasants

Question 4

When the rebels got to Scrivelsby who did they force to lead

Answer 4

The Sheriff, Edward Dymoke

Question 5

What were the rebels demands

Answer 5

An end to the closure of the monastries, the dismissal of Cromwell, the arrest of heretical clerics (opps) such as Archbishop Crammer and Bishop Latimer

Question 6

What did the support of Sheriff Dymoke do for the Lincolnshire rising

Answer 6

Encouraged other gentry to join the movement

Question 7

Who was murdered at Horncastle and by who

Answer 7

The Bishop of Lincon’s chancellor along with one of Cromwells agents by an angry mob

Question 8

What did Dymoke do after hearing about the killings

Answer 8

He pussied out and deserted the rioters and declared his support of the crown (proper snakey behaviour if you ask me)

Question 9

After the news of the rising in Lincolnshire, how many men did Henry send to back my guy Suffolk

Answer 9

8000 😳

Question 10

Who was in charge of Henry’s 8,000 support troops (Lincolnshire rising)

Answer 10

Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk

Question 11

What did Henry do with the rebels

Answer 11

Given the scale of the rising, he pretended to hear them out knowing full well he wouldn’t do shit. Then he’d smoke the leaders

Question 12

What happened when Henry’s 8000 mandem pulled up

Answer 12

Linconshire rebels couldn’t hold the smoke so they all dipped 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Question 13

How did Henry VIII describe the Linconshire rising

Answer 13

‘The most brute and beastly shire of the whole realm’

Question 14

Who lead the Pilgrimage of Grace

Answer 14

Robert Aske

Question 15

What did Akse do and one powerful family connection

Answer 15

He was a London lawyer and his cousin was Henry Clifford, Earl of Cumberland.

Question 16

How did Akse get into all this rebellion waffle

Answer 16

He was just vibin on the way back to London when he rode through Lincolnshire during the rising and was captured but actually decided this shit was cool so he started planning stuff then went back to Yorkshire to start another one 🗿

Question 17

How many bros did Aske initially gather to rebel with

Answer 17

10,000 bros

Question 18

What was the Pilgrimage’s logo

Answer 18

The five wounds of Christ

Question 19

When Aske got to York, what did man do

Answer 19

He issued a proclamation that laid out the aims of the rebellion

Question 20

What did Aske wrongly assume about Henry

Answer 20

That he was a caring monarch🤣 that he had been mislead by by wicked councillors (Cromwell)🤣

Question 21

Why was Aske’s rebellion lowkey a proper threat doe😳🚨

Answer 21

Aske was an intelligent and effective leader. He organised his rebels in strategic military formations not just a pub brawl.

Question 22

As the rebels moved south, which of the gentry mandem did they recruit

Answer 22

Sir William Babthorpe, Sir Ralph Ellerker and Sir Thomas Percy - even nobility (Lord Hussey😳)

Question 23

Where did the rebels move after York

Answer 23

Pontefract

Question 24

What did the rebels do first thing in Pontefract

Answer 24

Besiege a royal castle (as you do)

Question 25

Why did the Castle seige only last like a week lol (embarrassing)

Answer 25

Only 300 troops 🤣 And in a poor state of repair 🤣

Question 26

What happened after they secured the castle

Answer 26

The garrison commander 😳69🚨 year old Thomas Darcy joined the pilgrims.

Question 27

As they continued to head south how many mandem did the pilgrimage have now

Answer 27

35,000 👁👄👁

Question 28

What did Henry do to stop them after Pontefract

Answer 28

He sent the Duke of Norfolk and only 4,000 men. Which took more than a 😀FORTNITE😀 to arrive! Aske does the Default Dance

Question 29

What did Norfolk have to do in wake of this massive force of rebels

Answer 29

Arrange a truce and a meeting with Aske at Doncaster Bridge on the 27th of October 1536.

Question 30

What was drawn up after that meeting

Answer 30

The Pontefract Articles

Question 31

What did Henry agree to do after the Pontefract Articles

Answer 31

Invite Aske to a London court even though Henry wasn’t going to budge

Question 32

What happened in the North at the time of Aske being in London

Answer 32

Outbreaks of violence which gave Henry the excuse to send 8,000 well trained men to act ruthlessly and put the protests down.