Henry VIII rebellions

Question 1

What was the Pilgrimage of Grace? and date

Answer 1

An uprising in norther England in 1536 against dissolution of the monasteries.

Question 2

Religious causes of the pilgrimage of grace

Answer 2

Dissolution of the monasteries, fear for local churches and loss of religious practices

Question 3

political causes of the pilgrimage of grace

Answer 3

• The rebels hated cromwell due to the fact that he was common

Question 4

consequences of the pilgrimage of grace

Answer 4

• Act of six articles - changed england to be less catholic in apperance
• statue of wills (1540) allowed to dispose of church properities
• reorganisation of the council of the north including Robert Bowes

Question 5

why did the pilgrimage of grace fail

Answer 5

• Henry used unrelated rebellions in Cumberland to enact reprisals
• lack of focus - movement was disjointed
• Robert Aske accepted the kings pardons

Question 6

how did Henry viii deal with the pilgrimage of grace

Answer 6

• Henry negotiated with the rebels in Norfolk and then broke his word and executed Aske