The Pilgrimage of Grace and the Politics of the 1530s by R. W. Hoyle

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This is the first full account of the Pilgrimage of Grace since 1915. In the autumn and winter of 1536, Henry VIII faced risings first in Lincolnshire, then throughout northern England. These rebellions posed the greatest threat of any encountered by a Tudor monarch. The Pilgrimage of Grace has traditionally been assumed to have been a spontaneous protest against the Dissolution of the Monasteries, but R. W. Hoyle's lively and intriguing study reveals the full story.

"Hoyle's study of the Pilgrimage remains impressive. Where Hoyle says that he hopes to be read, we can safely add that he should be read."--Renaissance Quarterly

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