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. 
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.

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