3.4 pilgrimage of grace essay plan
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- How accurate is it to say that the Pilgrimage of Grace (1536–37) posed a serious
threat to the authority of Henry VIII?
- LOA= it is mostly accurate to say it was a threat to his authority
- Criteria. = due to the fact it was a large scale rebellion- always challenges the power and authority of the monarch
- P1 - agree
- the rebellion had over 30,000 participants - far larger than any other
- it also had a clear set of demands and involvement with the gentry
- it is beacuse of these large numbers that the rebellion was a threat to henrys position on the throne
- as it showsed that a large gourp were questioning his desicions as king and rising up
- the rebellion had over 30,000 participants - far larger than any other
- p2- counter argument
- the rebellion remained loyal to henry and stayed south
- the support from the gentry was half hearted
- the risings across the north were not coordinated enough
- as the rebels never intended to overthrow the king it could be argued that it was not a threat to his authority
- however the fact that the rebels were prepared to rise up and protest was a threat to henrys authority
- P3 - agree further
- The ability of the pilgrims to paralyse government in the north •
- The revealing of widespread hostility to the changes introduced in the 1530s by Henry and Cromwell
- LOA= it is mostly accurate to say it was a threat to his authority
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