Robert Aske

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Robert Aske was a 16th-century English lawyer and rebel who led the Catholic uprising known as the Pilgrimage of Grace against Henry VIII’s religious reforms.

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instanceOf Catholic layman
English lawyer
human
rebel leader
arrestedBy Henry VIII’s government NERFINISHED
burialPlace York NERFINISHED
causeOfRebellion defense of traditional Catholic practices
opposition to closure of monasteries
centuryOfBirth 16th century
conflict English Reformation NERFINISHED
convictedOf treason
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth circa 1500
dateOfDeath 12 July 1537
detainedAt Tower of London NERFINISHED
educatedAt Gray's Inn NERFINISHED
era Tudor period
familyName Aske NERFINISHED
givenName Robert
historicalPeriod 16th-century England
leaderOf Pilgrimage of Grace NERFINISHED
legacy symbol of Catholic resistance to Tudor religious policy
mannerOfDeath execution
memberOf Gray's Inn NERFINISHED
methodOfExecution hanging
monarchDuringActivity Henry VIII NERFINISHED
movement Pilgrimage of Grace NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Aske family of Yorkshire NERFINISHED
notableFor leadership of the Pilgrimage of Grace
opposition to Henry VIII’s religious reforms
occupation lawyer
rebel
opposed Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED
Henrician Reformation NERFINISHED
religious policies of Henry VIII
participantIn Pilgrimage of Grace NERFINISHED
penalty death
placeOfBirth Yorkshire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath York NERFINISHED
placeOfExecution York NERFINISHED
positionHeld barrister
regionOfActivity Northern England NERFINISHED
Yorkshire NERFINISHED
relative Robert Aske of Aughton NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
yearOfDeath 1537

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Pilgrimage of Grace leader Robert Aske