Henry VIII13 October 1536
The Pilgrimage of Grace begins in Yorkshire under Robert Aske after the failure of the Lincolnshire Rising.
England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Pilgrimage of Grace begins in Yorkshire under Robert Aske after the failure of the Lincolnshire Rising.
The Pilgrimage of Grace begins in Yorkshire under Robert Aske against religious change and royal policy.
Robert Aske leads the rebels into York as the movement becomes the largest rising of Henry VIII's reign.
Rebels gather in the East Riding and the rising spreads beyond its first Yorkshire centres.
Pontefract Castle becomes a major centre of the northern rebellion against Henry VIII's religious policies.
Pontefract Castle becomes a major centre of the northern rebellion against the Crown.
Robert Aske leads the northern rebels into York as the movement gathers wider support.
Robert Aske visits Henry VIII's court after the rising and seeks fulfilment of the king's promises.
This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.