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Fear and resentment is unleashed in northern England in the largest spontaneous uprising against a Tudor monarch – the Pilgrimage of Grace – in which 30,000 men take up arms against the king. It also highlights the rhetoric, reward and retribution used by the Crown to enforce its policy and crush the opposition.
Insurrection
henry viii, thomas cromwell and the pilgrimage of grace
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224 pages
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1 April 2016
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Summary
Autumn 1536. Both Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn are dead. Henry VIII has married Jane Seymour, and still awaits his longed-for male heir. Disaffected conservatives in England may have seen an opportunity for a return to Rome and an end to religious experimentation. However, Thomas Cromwell has other ideas. In August, the Lutheran influenced Ten Articles of the Anglican Church was published and the dissolution of the monasteries had started. The obstinate monarch, enticed by monastic wea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780750967334 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0750967331 |
| Author: | Susan Loughlin |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2016 |
| Weight: | 499g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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Susan Loughlin
Susan Loughlin holds a PhD in History from the National University of Ireland, Galway.
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