1. Dissolution of the Monasteries and the Pilgrimage of Grace
In this essay, it will be argued that fundamentally, the Pilgrimage of Grace was not concerned solely with the defence of the Catholic Church. ... For example they wanted to re-establish Papal Supremacy, by returning overall spiritual control to the clergy, which would re-establish Catholicism. ... Interpretations suggest that the Pilgrimage was rather a reaction by the conservative 'feudal' nobility to their declining influence in government, and the extent to which centralisation was undermining their power in their regions, for example, the Percy family. ... The nobleman, Lord ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate