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1
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When was the Pilgrimage of Grace?

A

1536

2
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What were the political motives behind the Dissolution of the Monasteries?

A

Breaking the power of Rome, establishing an independent state, and upholding patronage

3
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What were the financial motives behind the Dissolution of the Monasteries?

A

Cromwell knew that the monasteries had enough money to finance Henry’s military ambitions

4
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Name one Monastery and its net income

A

Glastonbury; £3311

5
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When was the Act for the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries?

A

1536

6
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When did larger monasteries begin to voluntarily surrender?

A

1538

7
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When was the Act for the Dissolution of the Larger monasteries

A

1539

8
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By what year were all the monastic houses dissolved?

A

1540

9
Q

Who led the Lincolnshire rising?

A

Nicholas Melton “Captain Cobbler”

10
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Who led the York uprising?

A

Robert Aske

11
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Which castle was quickly yielded to the York rebels and who by?

A

Pontefract Castle; Lord Darcy

12
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Who was invited to Parliament following the Pilgrimage of Grace?

A

Robert Aske

13
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What were the religious motives for the dissolution of the monasteries?

A

The monks and nuns broke their vows of chastity, were lazy, self-indulgent, and had children

14
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Which parts of the Pontefract Articles suggested economic motives for the Pilgrimage of Grace?

A

The request for the repeal of the Statute of Uses, a request to end Enclosures, and concern over tenancy prices

15
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Who was sent to deal with the Lincolnshire rebels?

A

The Duke of Suffolk

16
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Who was sent to deal with the York rebels and what was he instructed to do?

A

The Duke of Norfolk; not to negotiate

17
Q

What caused Henry to be more harsh with the rebellions and how many executions took place?

A

Sir Francis Bigod’s failed rebellion; 144

18
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Which leading figures were executed after the Bigod rebellion?

A

Bigod, Aske, Lord Darcy, Lord Hussey, Thomas Miller, Sir Thomas Percy

19
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How many of the 300 monasteries did Henry VIII exempt from the dissolution?

A

67

20
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What political power did the abbots have in the 1530s?

A

They sat in the house of lords

21
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What was the wealthiest monastery in the 1530s?

A

Glastonbury

22
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When were commissioners as part of Valor Ecclesiasticus set out to investigate the wealth of the monasteries and behaviour of monks?

A

1535

23
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What was the threshold income for institutions affected by the Act for the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries in 1536?

A

£200

24
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Where did the 1536 Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion begin?

A

Lincolnshire

25
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What was on the badge of the rebels demonstrating their religious motivation?

A

Five wounds of Christ

26
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Who headed the king’s army sent to put down the rebellion?

A

Duke of Suffolk

27
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Who was the leader of the rebellion?

A

Robert Aske

28
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What was the name of the list of demands from the rebels?

A

The Pontefract Articles

29
Q

Who led the secondary uprising in Yorkshire in 1537?

A

Sir Francis Bigod

30
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Name one of Cromwell’s commissioners sent out as part of the Valor Ecclesiasticus

A

Richard Leighton