Pilgrimage of Grace
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The Pilgrimage of Grace was an English Catholic popular revolt beginning in Yorkshire in October 1536 before spreading to other parts of Northern England, including Cumberland, Northumberland, Durham
Plaque commemorating the Lincolnshire Rising, opposite south entrance to St James' Church, Louth
Illustration of the Pilgrimage of Grace (1536) showing rebels carrying religious banners.
20th-century artist interpretation of The Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536
Pontefract Castle (1648)
Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Darcy or of Temple Hurst was an English nobleman, the only son, and heir, of Sir William Darcy and his wife, Euphemia Langton, the daughter of Sir John Langton. Darcy
Pilgrimage of Grace
…the Pilgrims did not disperse as they had promised. The rebellion failed and King Henry VIII arrested Bigod, Aske, and several other rebels, such as Darcy, John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford, the Chief Butler of England; Sir Thomas Percy, and Sir Robert Constable. All were convicted of treason and…
Reconstruction of Pontefract Castle
Sign at the Tower Hill scaffold location