Title: The pilgrimage of grace and the politics of the 1530s /
Authors: Hoyle, R. W.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Henry Adversaries.; Pilgrimage of Grace, 1536-1537; Great Britain Politics and government
Abstract: "This is the first full account of the Pilgrimage of Grace to be published since 1915. In the autumn and winter of 1536, Henry VIII faced risings first in Lincolnshire, then throughout northern England. These rebellions posed the greatest domestic threat of any encountered by a Tudor monarch. The Pilgrimage of Grace has traditionally been assumed to have been a spontaneous protest against the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and more recently a conspiracy against Henry VIII, but R.W Hoyle's lively and intriguing study reveals the full story." "Professor Hoyle examines the origins of the rebellions in Louth and their spread; he offers new interpretations of the behaviour of many of the leading rebels, including Robert Aske and Thomas, Lord Darcy; and he reveals how the engine behind the uprising was the commons, and notably the artisans, of some of the smaller northern towns. Casting new light on the personality of Henry VIII himself, Professor Hoyle shows how the gentry of the North worked to dismantle the movement and help the crown neutralize it by guile as events unfolded towards their often tragic conclusions."--Jacket.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: I. The Risings of 1536-1537: Retrospect and Prospect -- 2. A Northern Panorama -- 3. 1536: The Year of Three Queens -- 4. Lincolnshire -- 5. The Dynanmics of the Lincolnshire Rising -- 6. Fever Days: The Reaction to Lincolnshire -- 7. The Rising in the East Riding -- 8. The 'Captain Poverty' Revolts -- 9. Misunderstanding Darcy -- 10. The Confrontation at Doncaster -- 11. The Benignity of the Prince -- 12. Winding Up the Pilgrimage -- 13. The King's Love For the North -- 14. The Return of the Duke of Norfolk -- 15. The Rebellions as Commons' Revolts -- 16. Epilogue: 'to knit up this tragedy' Select Documents -- (i) The Lincoln Articles, 9 October 1536 -- (ii) Aske's Proclamation to the City of York, i5-T6 October 1536 -- (iii) The Oath,?24 October 1536 -- (iv) The Hampole Articles,?27 October i536 -- (v) The Instructions for Sir Thomas Hilton and the Pontefract -- Articles, 4 December 1536 -- (vi) The Opinions of the Pseudo-Convocation at Pontefract, -- 4 December 1536 Bibliography of Printed Sources -- Index.