PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE 1536: Economic and Social
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- Created on: 08-05-16 17:12
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- PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE 1536: ECONOMIC & SOCIAL
- Economic
- government commission to collect subsidy
- many commoners felt couldn't afford (although reality affected minority)
- worse by fact that levied in peace time - unique
- as introduced 1534 Subsidy Act
- atmosphere of rumour/alarm with taxation:
- rumoured new taxes on cattle, christenings, marriages, burials
- rumoured every man detail property & income - false report = punishment
- followed bad weather/poor harvests - resentment
- entry fines & enclosure
- government commission to collect subsidy
- Social
- popular grievances against local gentry
- landlords took entry fines; rackrenting; deprived men of tenant rights
- complained tithes (one tenth annual produce traditionally to support church)
- not condemning church; was bitterness against landlords
- continued distrust between commoners/gentry
- but rebels insisted gentry leadership
- believed society of orders; gentry should take lead
- gentry disapproved range of govt. initiatives
- similar beliefs as rebels in machinations of Cromwell
- under attack from greedy crown regime
- took policy of inaction - allowed rebellion develop whilst stayed sidelines
- or damage limitation - couldn't overcome rebels; pacify instead
- similar beliefs as rebels in machinations of Cromwell
- popular grievances against local gentry
- Economic
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