The Pilgrimage of Grace in October 1536 was one of the largest rebellions of the Tudor regime. Calling themselves ‘pilgrims’ in defiance of Henry VIII’s religious changes and flying the banner of the five wounds of Christ, over 40,000 men marched from all over Yorkshire, Lancashire and Durham to Doncaster.
Local gentry and JPs, who should have crushed the risings and maintained the peace, instead joined with the yeomen farmers and “middling sort” to protest against the recent policies of Henry’s reign. Some were captured and forced to lead the rebels, others joined the revolt willingly.
Discover how and why these armies were raised, why the rebellion failed to achieve its aims, and the dire consequences of rebellion against the early Tudor state in your area.
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