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The Pilgrimage of Grace was a popular revolt beginning in Yorkshire in October 1536, before spreading to other parts of Northern England including Cumberland, Northumberland, Durham and north Lancashire, under the leadership of Robert Aske.
Pilgrimage of Grace, (1536), a rising in the northern counties of England, the only overt immediate discontent shown against the Reformation legislation of King Henry VIII. Part of the resentment was caused by attempts, especially under Henry’s minister Thomas Cromwell, to increase government.
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Oct 4, 2015 · 1 Comment. On Wednesday 4th October 1536, there was trouble in Horncastle, Lincolnshire. This was part of what we know as the Lincolnshire Rising which, in turn, was part of the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion. Dr Raynes, the chancellor of the Bishop of Lincoln, who was staying nearby at Bolingbroke, after having held a session of the ...
The suppression of the Lincolnshire Rising and its failures to accomplish its goals would result a few days later in the emergence of the Pilgrimage of Grace. Whilst the movement has most commonly been characterised as a popular uprising against the religious changes instigated by the power of Henry VIII, its causes have since been viewed as ...
Mar 16, 2015 · Between late 1536 and 1537 a number of revolts against the king took place in Northern England. These were collectively known as the ‘Pilgrimage of Grace’. However, strictly, the Pilgrimage of Grace only refers to the revolt that occurred in Yorkshire between October and December 1536.
Feb 6, 2015 · The Pilgrimage of Grace was the worst uprising of Henry VIII’s reign. It was a direct result of the dissolution of the monasteries, a policy which confused and angered most Englishmen. The original rebellion began at Louth in Lincolnshire in early October 1536.
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As early as September 1536 there had been stirrings of unrest in Dent, Yorkshire, but the real opener occurred around the three towns of Louth, Caistor and Horncastle in north-west Lincolnshire. Three officials had descended on Louth, and the populace feared they were up to no good.
