Lincolnshire Rising

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The Lincolnshire Rising was a 1536 popular rebellion in northern England protesting Henry VIII’s religious reforms and the suppression of monasteries.

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instanceOf popular uprising
rebellion
religious rebellion
followedBy Pilgrimage of Grace
hasCountry England
hasEffect contributed to the outbreak of the Pilgrimage of Grace
execution of rebel leaders
royal reassertion of authority in Lincolnshire
suppression of the rebellion by royal forces
hasEndTime October 1536
hasHistoricalPeriod Tudor England
surface form: Tudor period
hasKeyFigure Dr. John Raynes
Nicholas Melton
Thomas Cromwell
hasLocation East Riding of Yorkshire
Horncastle
Kingdom of England
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
Louth
Yorkshire
hasMainCause dissolution of the monasteries
economic grievances
fear of further religious changes
opposition to Henry VIII’s religious reforms
suppression of monasteries
hasMotive defence of monasteries
defence of traditional Catholic practices
protest against new taxes and commissions
hasOpposingForce forces of the Duke of Suffolk
royal army
hasOutcome defeat of the rebels
no reversal of Henry VIII’s religious policies
hasParticipant Bishop of Lincoln
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
Henry VIII of England
surface form: Henry VIII

Thomas Cromwell
clergy
commoners
local gentry
hasRelatedEvent Dissolution of the Monasteries
Pilgrimage of Grace
hasReligionContext English Reformation
Roman Catholicism
hasRulerDuringEvent Henry VIII of England
surface form: Henry VIII
hasSignificantEvent assembly of rebels at Lincoln Cathedral
presentation of rebel petitions to royal representatives
hasStartTime October 1536
hasTimePeriod 1536

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Dissolution of the Monasteries relatedEvent Lincolnshire Rising