The Pilgrimage of grace

Question 1

Explain the Lincolnshire risings

Answer 1

• cromwells unpopular visits to monasteries and seizure of church goods led to riot sin the Lincs
• Nicolas Melton led a hardcore of 20 men to seize representative of Bishop of Lincoln and the royal commission.
• October 3rd - crowd of 3000 advanced from south to capture commissioners.
• October 4th- 10000 rebels marched to Lincoln and attacked and murdered a rep of the bishop

Question 2

How did the Lincolnshire rising end

Answer 2

• army under Duke of Suffolk dispatched
• arrived after the rebellion was over but kings response was no negotiation and treated to be treasonous
• local gentry encouraged people to disperse

Question 3

How did the pilgrimage of grace develop?

Answer 3

• 10000 rebels entered and the rebellion spread
• Skipton castle was besieged and then surrendered
• by late October 30000 rebels had controlled Lancashire and the river don
• the rebellion proceeded unimpeded for 3 weeks

Question 4

How did the pilgrimage of grace begin

Answer 4

• rebel armies gathered in 9 counties in the north
• came under leadership of Robert Aske, successful lawyer
• was good at organising men and march larger scale and had gentry support

Question 5

What was the government response to the pilgrimage of grace

Answer 5

• Norfolk sent to disperse rebels and despite military experience and an army of 8000 he decided to negotiate.
• rebels felt they could trust Norfolk (due to amicable grant).
• rebels were assured Norfolk would request parliament to discus that dissolution should be suspended
• aske was invited to court and beleieved he had won a victory.

Question 6

How did the POG rebellion end?

Answer 6

• despite promised from the king nothing happened and the rebels had no way of compelling Henry
• in the north some came to realise they had been duped
• in cumberland francis bigod emrged as a leader but only captured beeverly, fled and was captured.
• reaction of king was a systematic policy of punishment.
• he sent norfolk north resulting in 144 executions, aske hung

Question 7

How was the Pilgrimage of grace a serious threat to Henry

Answer 7

• geographical scale and widespread support
• leadership of gentry and nobles and Aske
• rebels held all the north, Henry not strong enough to fight large army.

Question 8

How was the PIlgrimage of grace easily dealt with (limited threat)?

Answer 8

• aim of rebels was to alter the policy not remove the monarch
• mainly directed at Cromwell and advisors rather than king
• rebels willing to negotiate and hold truce
• did not halt the dissolution
• crushed rebels and leaders which show power of king

Question 9

list 2 political factors of the pilgrimage of grace

Answer 9

• opposition to political leaders
• duke of suffolk: imposed on licolnshire which may have sparked off rebellion
• Cromwell and his servants- seen as the reformist investigator of dissolution- built resentment
  -rebel articles- ask for the expulsion of low born advisors. ask for Cromwell and riche to be punished
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Question 10

List 2 Religious causes of the pilgrimage of grace

Answer 10

• loss of parish churchers- monasteries properties - concern these may be lost or destroyed
• spiritual loss to the church- monasteries seen as fundamental part of the catholic church
• rebel articles- asks for the ‘heresis int this realm’ to be destroyed
• fear of futher changes and defense of the catholic practices

Question 11

What were 2 social or economic causes of the pilgramage of grace

Answer 11

• loss of the role that the monasteries played in providing education, local employment, renting out land, maintaining roads and bridges.
• the fear the north would lose the land to the southerners
• food shortages, agrarian issues and taxation.