Robert Aske was an English lawyer who became a leader of the Pilgrimage of Grace uprising against the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535 in 1536. He was executed for treason against King Henry V
Aske affixing his proclamation on the door of York Cathedral (illustration by É. Zier)
Clifford's Tower, the scene of Aske's execution in 1537
Robert Aske bench, Swainby
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
Robert Aske (political leader)
…Robert Aske (c. 1500 – 12 July 1537) was an English lawyer who became a leader of the Pilgrimage of Grace uprising against the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535 in 1536. He was executed for treason against King Henry VIII on 12 July 1537. Aske was a…
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)