For: Evaluation of the threat of the Pilgrimage of Grace
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- The Pilgrimage of Grace posed a serious threat to Henry VIII's government
- Nobility, gentry + clergy involvement.
- Led
to the government not being able to rely on the usual mechanisms for dealing with
local trouble, especially the local JPs as many participated in the rebellion.
- Lord Darcy + Lord Hussey were members of there conservaton faction at Court so had conservative religious symapthies.
- Church
involvement can be seen in executions of clergymen + monks in aftermath of revolt.
- 6 abbots, 38 monks + 16 parish priests were executed for treason.
- Led
to the government not being able to rely on the usual mechanisms for dealing with
local trouble, especially the local JPs as many participated in the rebellion.
- Organisation.
- The Pilgrims
were able to co-ordinate their protest with efficiency
- Early contact with the Lincolnshire rebels suggests some of the commons were already making plans for a rising.
- All the rebel hosts acknowledged Aske as their overall leader.
- The Pilgrims
were able to co-ordinate their protest with efficiency
- Timings.
- The
speed with which the rebellion + the ideas associated with it spread suggests
the rebels were constantly in contact.
- This
meant that the rebellion became harder for the government to put down.
- From 10th-16th October, the rebellion had attracted 10,000 followers and had spread from Beverley to Westmorland.
- This
meant that the rebellion became harder for the government to put down.
- The
speed with which the rebellion + the ideas associated with it spread suggests
the rebels were constantly in contact.
- Leadership.
- Ensured the rebellion remained peaceful, which attracted support from the landed gentry, who would've been threatened if violence was used.
- Robert Aske leaded them- he was a lawyer + well educated so was able to articulate grievances of rebels effectively.
- Ensured the rebellion remained peaceful, which attracted support from the landed gentry, who would've been threatened if violence was used.
- Size.
- Between October + December 1536, due to being outnumbered, the
Duke of Norfolk was forced to negotiate rather than suppress te rebels, which
would’ve been the usual government tactic.
- They were also well-trained fighters with recent military experience from the war with Scotland.
- The size of the eventual rebel army, 30,000, was larger than the army of 8,000 raised by the government.
- Between October + December 1536, due to being outnumbered, the
Duke of Norfolk was forced to negotiate rather than suppress te rebels, which
would’ve been the usual government tactic.
- Location.
- The
rebellion covered most of the North + North East of England by late October;
the only region where they were less successful was Lancashire.
- It began in East Riding of Yorkshire + eventually took over York, Hull.
- In total, 9 regional uprisings took place.
- The
rebellion covered most of the North + North East of England by late October;
the only region where they were less successful was Lancashire.
- Nobility, gentry + clergy involvement.
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