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The Pilgrimage of Grace: The Rebellion that Shook King Henry VIII's Throne

The Pilgrimage of Grace: The Rebellion that Shook King Henry VIII's Throne

by Geoffrey Moorhouse (Author)

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    Paperback 2003

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Synopsis

During the Pilgrimage of Grace for a short time Henry VIII lost control of the North of England and there was a very real possibility of civil war. Protesting against the king's betrayal of the 'old' religion, his new taxes, and his threat to the rights of landowners, the poor and the powerful united against their king and his henchman Thomas Cromwell, raising an army of 40,000. The leader of the Pilgrimage was the charismatic, heroic figure of Robert Aske, a lawyer. Under his influence and persuasion most of the Northern nobility joined the rebellion and gathered for battle at Doncaster where they would have outnumbered the king's soldiers by 4 to 1. But Aske had an unshakeable belief in justice and fair dealing, which was to prove his undoing. He was persuaded by the king's men to abandon military force and negotiate terms in London. Once there he was arrested, charged with treason and hanged in chains. Another 200 'pilgrims' were executed in the North as a 'fearful spectacle'.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 432
 Edition: New e.
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 03 Jul 2003
ISBN 10: 1842126660
ISBN 13: 9781842126660
Book Overview: Exciting and highly readable popular history - the first non-academic account of the story The Tudor period of history is perennially popular Hardback edition was reprinted 'History as it should be written...Geoffrey Moorhouse has done a great service by filling in one of the great gaps in our understanding of England's past' Roy Hattersley, Observer 'Geoffrey Moorhouse's marvellous historical narrative...[his] riveting history which effortlessly blends scholarship and gripping narrative. A new synthesis on the Pilgrimage of Grace was badly needed, but we could hardly have expected it would be as good as this' Frank McLynn, Independent on Sunday 'A fine piece of popular history in the great tradition of Trevelyan and Macaulay, at once highly readable, thoroughly educative, and deeply satisfying' A.C. Grayling, Financial Times
 Prizes: Shortlisted for Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History 2003.

Media Reviews
History as it should be written...The Pilgrimage of Grace reveals a remarkable talent for making history come to life. Moorhouse has done a great service by filling in one of the great gaps in our understanding of England's past.
Author Bio
Geoffrey Moorhouse was born in Lancashire, but lives in North Yorkshire. He was a journalist on the Guardian before he started writing books full-time.