The Pilgrimage of Grace
Preserved but no longer current.
The rising on behalf of the Catholics that broke out in Lin- colnshire in the autumn of 1536. It quickly assumed large proportions, but was finally ex- tinguished in March, 1537, by the Council of the North, over 70 of the rebels being executed. Robert Aske, the Archbishop of York, Lord Darcy, and the Percys were the principal leaders.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The Pilgrimage of Grace” mean?
The rising on behalf of the Catholics that broke out in Lin- colnshire in the autumn of 1536. It quickly assumed large proportions, but was finally ex- tinguished in March, 1537, by the Council of the North, over 70 of the rebels being executed. Robert Aske, the Archbishop of York, Lord Darcy, and the Percys were the principal leaders.
Is “The Pilgrimage of Grace” formal or informal?
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