English Society In Reign Of H8 Flashcards
How many more peers di Henry have
9
How many gentry families
5000 by 1540
How many knightly families
200 by 1524
How were commoners doing
Rise in rate of inflation led to drop in real incomes = anger towards amicable grant
Largest rebellion
Lincolnshire rising and pilgrimage of grace = largest rebellion in Tudor history
When was Lincolnshire + PoG
1st October 1536 - 10th February 1537
Where did Lincolnshire start (2)
Lincoln = Humber = east rising of Yorkshire
Second more militant rising in dales = more radical rebels + more hostile
Religious causes of rebellion - PoG (2)
Dissolution of monasteries
Fear for parish churches and traditional practices
Why did north fear for parishes (2+)
Celebration of locally important saint was discouraged - linked to discouragement of pilgrimage
Rumours church plate and jewels would be confiscated or amalgamated
Effect of dissolution (3)
Loss of charities
Possible loss parish church on monastic property
Jobs lost
Other motives for PoG (2)
Economic grievances - tax resentment
Restore Mary (catholic) to the line of succession
Who led pilgrimage of grace (2)
Robert Aske
Executed
How many involved in Lincolnshire + PoG (3+)
10,000 Lincolnshire
Robert aske led 30,000
20 October = occupied hull + York + pontefract castle
How did Lincolnshire collapse
Quickly = faced with duke of Suffolk and forces
Second rebellion disperse + when (3)
Hanged 74 rebels
February 1537
