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The rebellions in Tudor England were caused by Religion.’ To what extent do you agree within the context of 1485-1603? ( DRAFT 2 ) INTRODUCTION Tudor England from 1485 to 1603 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. For example, upon Edward VI’s deathbed, he declared his protestant cousin, Lady Jane Grey as his heir, because his sister Mary who was next in line to the throne was a strong Catholic, which infuriated the public. 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 religion, 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 t...