The Pilgrimage of grace Flashcards

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Explain the Lincolnshire risings

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  • cromwells unpopular visits to monasteries and seizure of church goods led to riot sin the Lincs
  • Nicolas Melton led a hardcore of 20 men to seize representative of Bishop of Lincoln and the royal commission.
  • October 3rd - crowd of 3000 advanced from south to capture commissioners.
  • October 4th- 10000 rebels marched to Lincoln and attacked and murdered a rep of the bishop
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How did the Lincolnshire rising end

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  • army under Duke of Suffolk dispatched
  • arrived after the rebellion was over but kings response was no negotiation and treated to be treasonous
  • local gentry encouraged people to disperse
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How did the pilgrimage of grace develop?

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  • 10000 rebels entered and the rebellion spread
  • Skipton castle was besieged and then surrendered
  • by late October 30000 rebels had controlled Lancashire and the river don
  • the rebellion proceeded unimpeded for 3 weeks
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How did the pilgrimage of grace begin

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  • rebel armies gathered in 9 counties in the north
  • came under leadership of Robert Aske, successful lawyer
  • was good at organising men and march larger scale and had gentry support
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What was the government response to the pilgrimage of grace

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  • Norfolk sent to disperse rebels and despite military experience and an army of 8000 he decided to negotiate.
  • rebels felt they could trust Norfolk (due to amicable grant).
  • rebels were assured Norfolk would request parliament to discus that dissolution should be suspended
  • aske was invited to court and beleieved he had won a victory.
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How did the POG rebellion end?

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  • despite promised from the king nothing happened and the rebels had no way of compelling Henry
  • in the north some came to realise they had been duped
  • in cumberland francis bigod emrged as a leader but only captured beeverly, fled and was captured.
  • reaction of king was a systematic policy of punishment.
  • he sent norfolk north resulting in 144 executions, aske hung
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How was the Pilgrimage of grace a serious threat to Henry

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  • geographical scale and widespread support
  • leadership of gentry and nobles and Aske
  • rebels held all the north, Henry not strong enough to fight large army.
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How was the PIlgrimage of grace easily dealt with (limited threat)?

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  • aim of rebels was to alter the policy not remove the monarch
  • mainly directed at Cromwell and advisors rather than king
  • rebels willing to negotiate and hold truce
  • did not halt the dissolution
  • crushed rebels and leaders which show power of king
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list 2 political factors of the pilgrimage of grace

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  • opposition to political leaders
  • duke of suffolk: imposed on licolnshire which may have sparked off rebellion
  • Cromwell and his servants- seen as the reformist investigator of dissolution- built resentment
    -rebel articles- ask for the expulsion of low born advisors. ask for Cromwell and riche to be punished
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List 2 Religious causes of the pilgrimage of grace

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  • loss of parish churchers- monasteries properties - concern these may be lost or destroyed
  • spiritual loss to the church- monasteries seen as fundamental part of the catholic church
  • rebel articles- asks for the ‘heresis int this realm’ to be destroyed
  • fear of futher changes and defense of the catholic practices
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What were 2 social or economic causes of the pilgramage of grace

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  • loss of the role that the monasteries played in providing education, local employment, renting out land, maintaining roads and bridges.
  • the fear the north would lose the land to the southerners
  • food shortages, agrarian issues and taxation.
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