Pilgrimage of Grace, the

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Pilgrimage of Grace, the. A series of risings in N. England in 1536–7. There was widespread hatred of T. Cromwell and of government innovations in ecclesiastical matters (especially the dissolution of the lesser monasteries, and the attacks on the Sacraments and saints' days in the Ten Articles). In addition, there were economic and social grievances. In some areas peers and gentry took the lead. Promises of a parliament and free pardon led R. Aske, the leader in Yorkshire, to disband his forces. After a further rising, over 200 rebels were hanged.

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