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3rd December 1536
The Archbishop of York, Edward Lee was asked by Robert Aske, leader of the Pilgrimage of Grace to preach to the men of the cause at Pontefract Castle

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#OTD in #History 13 Oct 1536, the PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE broke out in Yorkshire, led by #RobertAske, before spreading across Northern England. The rebels protested #HenryVIII's break with the Catholic Church, the dissolution of monasteries, and political and economic conditions.

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2nd October 1536
A rising began in Lincolnshire that was the start of the most potentially damaging rebellion of King Henry VIII’s reign.

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12th July 1537
Robert Aske, lawyer and rebel was executed. He was hanged in chains outside Clifford’s Tower (the keep of York Castle) on a special scaffold erected for the occasion.

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9th May 1537
The trial took place of Robert Aske and other leaders of The Pilgrimage of Grace.

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7th April 1537
Robert Aske and Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy were sent to the Tower of London.

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#OTD
3rd December 1536
The Archbishop of York, Edward Lee was asked by Robert Aske, leader of the Pilgrimage of Grace to preach to the men of the cause at Pontefract Castle

www.instagram.com/p/DDGctfgNZZ...

#PilgrimageofGrace #RobertAske #EdwardLee #ArchbishopofYork #Tudors #History