Pilgrimage of Grace: reasons (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards

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Pilgrimage of Grace: reasons
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Year Pilgrimage of Grace began

1536

What the Pilgrimage of Grace responded to

Henry VIII's religious & political reforms

Regions Pilgrimage of Grace spread to

Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Cumberland, Westmoreland

How Pilgrimage of Grace rebels saw themselves

Christ's soldiers

Badge symbol used by Pilgrimage of Grace rebels

Five wounds of Christ

Four main causes of Pilgrimage of Grace

Religious, social, economic, political

Religious cause of Pilgrimage of Grace

Fear of attacks on Catholic/old religion practices

Social cause of Pilgrimage of Grace

Dissolution of monasteries removed community support

How 1534 Subsidy Act contributed to Pilgrimage of Grace

Created heavy taxation burdens

How 1536 Statute of Uses contributed to Pilgrimage of Grace

Introduced inheritance taxes

Political cause of Pilgrimage of Grace

Thomas Cromwell's centralisation of power

Primary leader of Pilgrimage of Grace in Yorkshire

Robert Aske (lawyer)

Leader of Pilgrimage of Grace in Lincolnshire

Nicholas Melton (shoemaker)

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