Henry VIIIs Narrow Escape Illingworth Steven
Henry VIIIs Narrow Escape Illingworth Steven In 1536, King Henry VIII faced a major rebellion called The Pilgrimage of Grace, in opposition to the religious changes being imposed by the king and his…
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Henry VIIIs Narrow Escape Illingworth Steven
In 1536, King Henry VIII faced a major rebellion called The Pilgrimage of Grace, in opposition to the religious changes being imposed by the king and his ministers. This book tells the story of the struggle for Sawley Abbey on the border of Yorkshire and Lancashire near Clitheroe and how close Henry VIII came to a disastrous defeat there. The rebels, based mainly in the north of England, were particularly keen to defend the monasteries against the government's attempt to close them down.
In his dealings with all three of these monasteries, Henry enjoyed great fortune and a very narrow escape. The involvement of other northern monasteries in the struggle to save Sawley, at Whalley and Furness, is also explored. This is the story of how close these monasteries came to destroying Henry VIII and changing the entire course of English