The Pilgrimage of Grace, 1536

The Pilgrimage of Grace, 1536 -

Causes:

Religious -

• Dissolution of the monasteries - first areas to rise were those around dissolved houses.
• Worried about rumours of ruther relgious change and angry about change that had already occurred.

Economic -

• Reduction in taxation - increase sparked annoyance among people.
• Enclosure laws.

Political -

• Centralising policies of Cromwell and his and Cranmer's reformist ideas - growing power of central government - north excluded from political decisions.

Aims:

• End to the dissolution.
• Reversal of relgious changes that had taken place.
• Punishment of Cromwell and monastic inspectors.
• End to enclosure of land and reduction in taxation.
• Restoration of Mary to the King's favour.

Government's response/monarch's reaction:

• Henry let rebels know he was prepared to hear…