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Pilgrimage of Grace

Exploring the social, economic, religious and political causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace; the implications for royal authority; Henry VIII and his government’s reaction and the impact of the uprising.

A sixteenth century portrait oil painting of a Tudor noblewoman with brown hair and wearing a black or dark blue dress with gold trim.
Pilgrimage of Grace Spotlight

Ordinary Tudor Women's Resistance

Discover how Henry's government punished rebels even after death - and the resistance offered by ordinary women.

Pilgrimage of Grace Spotlight

The death of Lady Bulmer

Why was Lady Bulmer burnt at the stake and what does this reveal about the Tudor state's anxiety about women and politics?
Pilgrimage of Grace Spotlight

Robert Aske, Disability and Distrust

Discover how Robert Aske's disability was used to discredit the rebellion - and how it was later reclaimed.

Pilgrimage of Grace Spotlight

Walter Hungerford: suppressor and rebel
The front gatehouse and walls of a medieval castle, Farleigh Hungerford Castle, on a cloudy day.
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