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Robert Aske |
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| Character's backstory: In autumn of 1536 Aske led "The Pilgrimage of the Grace" an uprising of approximately 40,000 Catholics in Yorkshire to defend the religious houses that were being closed and property seized by the king. The rebel army was joined by priests carrying crosses and banners. Leading nobles in the area also began to give their support to the rebellion. The rebels marched to York and demanded that the monasteries should be reopened. On October 16th the insurgents captured York and on the 20th took Pontrefact Castle. The insurgents surrendered to Thomas Howard, the Duke of Norfolk, before they could attempt to overtake Hull and Carlisle. Although the insurgence were superior to the king's forces in size, Aske agreed to accept the King's Pardon and a parliament at York in return for the insurgence to be disbanded. Aske was received by the king in London and treated well. But the story does not end there. A few months later another Yorkshire landowner, Sir Francis Bigod, led a fresh uprising at Beverley. Although Aske and other leaders of the original Pilgrimage of Grace tried to defuse Bigod's revolt, they were held responsible. Aske and his friends were arrested & tried for treason in London.Robert Aske was hanged until dead at Clifford Tower in York on July 27, 1537. The entire north of the country was placed under martial law and roughly 250 people were hanged, many on the merest suspicion of sedition. The vigorous repression of the Pilgrimage of Grace and its aftermath effectively ended any popular resistance to Henry's religious policies, and the Dissolution of the Monasteries proceeded without further serious difficulty. Gentility: son of a knighted courtier, descended from a powerful Yorkshire family Position: lawyer who became "chief captain" of the insurgency Personality type: Charistmatic & a devout Catholic Signature look: Endearing trait(s): Great organizational skills Annoying trait(s): |   Banner of the Pilgrimage of Grace with the five wounds of Christ |
CHARACTER CONNECTIONSFamily members: Father: Sir Robert Aske Romance(s): Friends: Henry Lee, Archbishop of York Enemies: Thomas Cromwell Charles Brandon Thomas Howard, the Duke of Norfolk | Links: Books:
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 Caption |  Picture depicting the Pilgrimage of Grace |
 Caption |  Statue of Robert Aske at Hatcham |