History

RELIGION SECTION REDRAFT Religion was a heavily influential cause of Tudor rebellions as it saw a huge intervention whereby Henry VIII broke from the Roman Catholic church and introduced Protestantism. Arguably, this break from Rome triggered the peak of religious grievance- induced rebellions in Tudor England. Davies argued that the Pilgrimage of Grace was ‘the most popular revolt’ in Tudor history and arguably, the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536 reflects how religion was so heavily influential as a cause because 40,000 people participated in this rebellion ; [1] Sowle (a participant in the rebellion) is said to have declared how ‘40,000 of us will rise upon a day’. Davies’ argument can be credited by [2] Healey’s (2016) review of him which declares that Davies ‘wrote one of the best works of historical synthesis available’; Davies was an expert on Tudor England so his claim to the popularity of this religious revolt does reinforce the value of his argument that it was a major...

The rebellions in Tudor England were caused by Religion.’ To what extent do you agree within the context of 1485-1603? Tudor England from 1485 to 1602 saw rebellions which were, to a great extent, a product of religious discontent. For example, the Pilgrimage of Grace under Henry VIII and the Prayer Book rebellion under Edward VI were both significant uprisings which unsettled the Tudor monarchy significantly. Despite the notable factor of religion as a cause of the rebellions, Henry VII’s reign had multiple rebellions, none of which were a product of rebellion, but more so of succession and economic discontent; the Perkin Warbeck rebellion threatened Henry VII’s position of power and stemmed completely from succession crises as opposed to the factor of Religion, which was arguably not of significance until Henry VIII’s break from the Roman Catholic church. By the end of the time period in 1603, rebellions were much more a product of Regional grievances and succession, again as opp...