Uprisings Flashcards
When was the Lincolnshire rising?
October 1536
When was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
December 1536
What aims did both uprisings have in common?
- punish Cromwell
- restore the abbeys/ end the dissolutions
What aims of the Lincolnshire rising weren’t related to religion?
- suppress the Act of Uses
- reduce the excessive tax on sheep and cattle
What aim of the Lincolnshire rising related to religion other than the punishment of Cromwell and Riche and the restoration?
- to replace bishops in England that don’t have faith
Who was the leader of the Lincolnshire rising?
Nicholas Melton (Captain Cobbler)
Who supported the Lincolnshire rising?
- well to do landowners
- priests
- armed monks
- gentry
What prompted the beginning of the Lincolnshire rising?
- 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
Briefly outline the progression of the Lincolnshire rising
- 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
How did Henry handle the Lincolnshire rising?
- sent the Duke of Suffolk with the king’s army to Lincoln with the king’s response that it was treason
How did the Lincolnshire rising end?
- the gentry backed off and sued for pardon and encouraged the common people to disperse
What were the three religious aims of the Pilgrimage of Grace other than the restoration of the abbeys?
- end heresies
- have the pope as the Supreme Head of the Church in England
- restore the Observant friars
Who did the Pilgrimage of Grace want to be legitimised?
Lady Mary
Who was the leader of the Pilgrimage of Grace?
Robert Aske (successful lawyer)
Who did Aske manage to secure the reluctant support of?
- Lord Darcy
- the Archbishop of York
- 40 knights and gentlemen
What prompted the beginning of the Pilgrimage of Grace?
- concerns about the policies of the King’s government
In the Pilgrimage of Grace, there were various happenings across the country, mainly North/ North-East. Where did Aske lead his 10,000 supporters?
Into York
In Penrith, 4 men were assigned as leaders of the pilgrims and they took on special names - what were they>
Charity, poverty, faith, pity
What were the major successes of the Pilgrimage of Grace?
- 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
Why did the Pilgrimage of Grace continue uninterrupted for 3 weeks?
- the scale was underestimated
- the Duke of Suffolk was occupied in Lincolnshire
What was the conclusion of the Pilgrimage of Grace?
- 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
Did the pilgrims succeed in the Pilgrimage of Grace?
- 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
After the Pilgrimage of Grace, aftermath rebellions broke out. What were they prompted by and who led them?
- the ambiguous agreement at Doncaster and disagreements with the Royal Supremacy
- Francis Bigod
What did the Bigod rebellions achieve?
- seized Hull and Scarborough
- only Beverly was captured and held for a short time
