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Roles of individuals in PoG - Coggle Diagram
Roles of individuals in PoG
Robert Aske
From a Yorkshire gentry family and a successful lawyer
his idea to name it "pilgrimage of grace" as a propaganda move to appear non-violent & Christian- to attract support. Made Pilgrims swear oaths
took sole command of the Pilgrimage- accepted the surrender of the Pontefract castle and negotiated with the Duke of Norfolk- superb communicator between social groups
commanded a 30,000 strong rebel army
trusted the Duke of Norfolk's pardon and a parliament in the North- his key mistake was trusting and remaining loyal to Henry VIII especially at xmas
Thomas Cromwell
rebel's chief enemy & target
his religious reforms of dissolving monasteries caused anger that led to the Pilgrimage of Grace and the Lincolnshire risings
target within court- not respected as he was low born and Darcy used the rebellion to overthrow Cromwell
Failure of the rebellion gave Cromwell the opportunity to suppress the remaining larger monasteries which contained clergy who had been involved in the uprising. Last monastery closed in 1540
Aftermath of rebellions strengthened his position- Henry kept faith in him and he continued religious policies- including the publication of the Great Bible in 1539
used his position to purge remaining enemies in court such as Pole and Courtenay famillies
Sir Francis Bigod
Organised the last northern uprising in 1537
member of the Northern gentry & protestant reformer and had previously helped Cromwell implement reforms in Yorkshire
He became involved in the rebellion after he questioned the Act of Supremacy giving Henry too much power over the church
very vulnerable to Henry's repression so he led a desperate final rebellion as he did not trust Norfolk
failed to gain support as he wasn't Catholic and a member of the gentry who were viewed suspiciously
Henry VIII
initial response to the rebellions was fury. Responded to Lincolnshire petition with threats of punishment
PoG was a greater threat- Henry continued the same threats and offered a pardon to everyone but the leaders
Duke of Norfolk convinced him to take a more cautious approach- so he offered promises to the rebels without putting anything in writing and vague about parliament to give himself time to recover strength
After the Bigod rebellion, Henry could repress the rebels with brutal executions
Duke of Norfolk
conservative, rival of Cromwell but stayed loyal to Henry
most powerful nobleman in the country
1536- frontline on the rebellion, negotiating with rebels and was in constant contact with Henry & Cromwell
convinced the King to negotiate as the King was outnumbered with only 8,000 soldiers
conservative view meant pilgrims trusted him in the negotiations but he executed many rebels