Lawyer from Yorkshire who led the rebellion known as the Pilgrimage of Grace
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Sir Henry Bagenal (d.1598)
Landowner in Ireland and marshal of the English army; killed at the Battle of Yellow Ford
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Sir Francis Bigod (d.1537)
Northern landowner who made the decision to rebel after the Pilgrimage of Grace had ended; this jeopardised the rebels' demands and he was executed
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Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy (d.1606)
Lord Deputy of Ireland (1600) and commander of English forces in the south; led the Battle of Kinsale and engendered Tyrone's surrender
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William Cecil (d.1598)
Secretary of State under Edward VI and chief minister during the reign of Elizabeth; speculated to have too much power and influence with the Queen
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Thomas Cranmer (d.1556)
Cleric and scholar who became Archbishop of Canterbury; he led the reformation in England but was executed for his Protestant faith by Mary I
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Thomas Cromwell (d. 1540)
Trained lawyer who served Cardinal Wolsey as his chief adviser and Henry VIII as his chief minister
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Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (d.1588)
Son of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland; became one of the Queen's closest advisers and an influential member of the Privy Council
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Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex (d.1601)
Appointed Lord Lieutenant in Ireland in 1599; he negotiated a true with Tyrone without Crown permission and was executed
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Robert Kett (d. 1549)
Landowner from Norfolk who led the biggest rebellion of Edward VI's reign; involved in the capture of Norwich, Battle of Dussindale and executed after the uprising failed
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Florence MacCarthy (d.1640)
A clan leader and skilled military man in Ireland who joined the Irish rebellion in 1600; he was imprisoned and made peace with the English to avoid execution
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Hugh Roe O'Donnell (d.1602)
Powerful clan leader, gifted military tactician and initial leader of the Irish rebellion until Tyrone took over
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
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Landowner in Ireland and marshal of the English army; killed at the Battle of Yellow Ford
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Sir Henry Bagenal (d.1598)
Card 3
Front
Northern landowner who made the decision to rebel after the Pilgrimage of Grace had ended; this jeopardised the rebels' demands and he was executed
Back
Card 4
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Lord Deputy of Ireland (1600) and commander of English forces in the south; led the Battle of Kinsale and engendered Tyrone's surrender
Back
Card 5
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Secretary of State under Edward VI and chief minister during the reign of Elizabeth; speculated to have too much power and influence with the Queen
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