The Pilgrimage of Grace

Question 1

When was the Pilgrimage of Grace?

Answer 1

1536

Question 2

Where did the Pilgrimage of Grace take place?

Answer 2

Yorkshire

Question 3

Who rebelled in the Pilgrimage of Grace and why?

Answer 3

Devout Christians who were worried and angered by the changes that Henry had made to the Church.

Question 4

Who was the leader at the Pilgrimage of Grace?

Answer 4

Robert Aske.

Question 5

What were the 3 aims of Aske and his fellow protestors?

Answer 5

-Restore the monasteries
-Recognise the Pope as the head of the Church
-Dismiss Cromwell and other ministers who were giving the king poor advice

Question 6

Name 5 key locations the pilgrims had captured by October 1536:

Answer 6

-Lincoln
-York
-Pontefract Castle
-North of Cheshire
-Lincolnshire

Question 7

Who had Henry chosen to represent him and negotiate with the pilgrims?

Answer 7

The Duke of Norfolk

Question 8

What religion was the Duke of Norfolk?

Answer 8

Catholic

Question 9

When did Norfolk meet the pilgrims?

Answer 9

27 October 1536

Question 10

How big was Norfolks army compared to that of Aske’s?

Answer 10

Norfolk had an army of 8,000 men, and Aske had one of 30,000.

Question 11

When did the revolt break out for a second time?

Answer 11

January 1537

Question 12

What did the rebels attack during the second revolt?

What did this give Henry an excuse to do?

Answer 12

Castles in Hull, Beverly and Scarborough.

This gave Henry an excuse to cancel the pardons.

Question 13

How many rebels were hanged after the second rebellion?

Answer 13

74 of them were hanged in their own back garden.

Question 14

Why did Norfolk not hang more than the 74 rebels?

Answer 14

Because he felt they had been humiliated enough.

Question 15

When was Aske killed?

Answer 15

12 July 1537

Question 16

What were all local landowners required to do regarding Aske’s death?

Answer 16

They were required to watch his execution.

Question 17

What did the campaign against smaller monasteries in 1536 give way to?

Answer 17

The dissolution of larger monasteries in 1539.

Question 18

Which abbot tried to resist the closures of the monasteries?

Answer 18

Abbot of Glastonbury.

Question 19

What happened to Abbot Glastonbury after trying to resist the closure of monasteries?

Answer 19

He was dragged through the town, hanged, and had his head placed on a spike on the abbey gates

Question 20

What happened to monastery land and material?

Answer 20

Monastery land was taken by landowners, and many were left empty, having been stripped of the gold and jewels by the monks. The doors, beams, lead and stained glass windows were taken by the locals.

Question 21

What had happened to court finances after the pilgrimage?

Answer 21

They improved greatly, with the money from the monasteries.

Question 22

Name 3 things Henry did with the money coming from the monasteries:

Answer 22

-Developing the Royal Navy
-Building more ships
-Reinforcing fortifications

Question 23

Give an example of a ship Henry built using money from the monasteries:

Answer 23

Mary Rose

Question 24

Give 3 long-term impacts of the pilgrimage:

Answer 24

-Henry consolidated his control in the north with the Council of the North
-He increased the power of local families
-He secured the border with Scotland

Question 25

Give 2 short-term impacts of the pilgrimage:

Answer 25

-Henry was convinced about the need for the end of the monasteries
-He was adamant that he should have control over all people and institutions

Question 26

What happened to Cromwell after the uprisings?

Answer 26

He was charged with treason and corruption, so was executed.

Question 27

How many more rebellions took place during Henry’s reign after the Pilgrimage of Grace?

Answer 27

0

Question 28

When was Cromwell beheaded?

Answer 28

July 1540

Question 29

What happened as a result of Cromwell being beheaded?

Answer 29

King Henry VIII now had full control of the Church and his country.