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When was the Lincolnshire rising?

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October 1536

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When was the Pilgrimage of Grace?

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December 1536

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What aims did both uprisings have in common?

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  • punish Cromwell

- restore the abbeys/ end the dissolutions

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What aims of the Lincolnshire rising weren’t related to religion?

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  • suppress the Act of Uses

- reduce the excessive tax on sheep and cattle

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What aim of the Lincolnshire rising related to religion other than the punishment of Cromwell and Riche and the restoration?

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  • to replace bishops in England that don’t have faith
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Who was the leader of the Lincolnshire rising?

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Nicholas Melton (Captain Cobbler)

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Who supported the Lincolnshire rising?

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  • well to do landowners
  • priests
  • armed monks
  • gentry
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What prompted the beginning of the Lincolnshire rising?

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  • the visitations happening as they challenged valued institutions
  • rumours began circulating about whether they were going to confiscate treasures and leave parish churches bare and pull them down etc
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Briefly outline the progression of the Lincolnshire rising

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  • the small group of 20 gathered in Lincolnshire and seized commissioners and the representative of the Bishop of Lincoln
  • they gained followers and progressed, finally joining with a revolt in Horncastle and marching 10,000 men to Lincoln
  • they killed a leading official of the Bishop of Lincoln
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How did Henry handle the Lincolnshire rising?

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  • sent the Duke of Suffolk with the king’s army to Lincoln with the king’s response that it was treason
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How did the Lincolnshire rising end?

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  • the gentry backed off and sued for pardon and encouraged the common people to disperse
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What were the three religious aims of the Pilgrimage of Grace other than the restoration of the abbeys?

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  • end heresies
  • have the pope as the Supreme Head of the Church in England
  • restore the Observant friars
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Who did the Pilgrimage of Grace want to be legitimised?

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Lady Mary

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Who was the leader of the Pilgrimage of Grace?

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Robert Aske (successful lawyer)

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Who did Aske manage to secure the reluctant support of?

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  • Lord Darcy
  • the Archbishop of York
  • 40 knights and gentlemen
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What prompted the beginning of the Pilgrimage of Grace?

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  • concerns about the policies of the King’s government
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In the Pilgrimage of Grace, there were various happenings across the country, mainly North/ North-East. Where did Aske lead his 10,000 supporters?

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Into York

18
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In Penrith, 4 men were assigned as leaders of the pilgrims and they took on special names - what were they>

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Charity, poverty, faith, pity

19
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What were the major successes of the Pilgrimage of Grace?

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  • Earl of Cumberland was held in a week-long siege of Skipton castle
  • Lord Darcy ceded Pontefract castle to the rebels
  • 30,000 rebels controlled the area north of central Lancashire
20
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Why did the Pilgrimage of Grace continue uninterrupted for 3 weeks?

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  • the scale was underestimated

- the Duke of Suffolk was occupied in Lincolnshire

21
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What was the conclusion of the Pilgrimage of Grace?

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  • the Duke of Norfolk held a meeting on St Mary’s bridge in Doncaster and promised that a free parliament would be set up to deal with demands and no more dissolutions would take place until then
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Did the pilgrims succeed in the Pilgrimage of Grace?

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  • no, a truce was made after the meeting and a free pardon given to rebels
  • but, no parliament took place and they had no way of ensuring he kept to his word
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After the Pilgrimage of Grace, aftermath rebellions broke out. What were they prompted by and who led them?

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  • the ambiguous agreement at Doncaster and disagreements with the Royal Supremacy
  • Francis Bigod
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What did the Bigod rebellions achieve?

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  • seized Hull and Scarborough

- only Beverly was captured and held for a short time

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What were the results of the Bigod rebellions?

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  • 144 executions
  • Bigod fled to Cumberland and was captured
  • violent reprisals
  • execution of Thomas Miller
26
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How far was the demand for a free parliament at York met?

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  • didn’t meet
  • Henry reorganised the council of the North BUT did make some of the former rebellion leaders members (eg. Robert Bowes)
27
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How far was the demand for the restoration of monasteries met?

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  • promises of restoration failed to materialise

- the 1540s - Henry dissolved number of chantries in South but not North

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How far was the demand for the reversal of the break with Rome met?

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  • partly
  • Henry was excommunicated
  • BUT the main principles of Catholicism were re-stated in the Six Articles
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How far was the demand for the suppression of the Statute of Uses met?

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  • Henry wasn’t stopped from collecting feudal dues but the Statute of Wills more firmly recognised the rights of the landowner to dispose of their property
30
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How far was the demand for punishment of Cromwell met?

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  • 1540: Cromwell removed from power
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How far was the demand for Mary’s restoration met?

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  • 1543: Mary restored to succession

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