26 October – Rain stops rebels going to battleand and Sir Thomas More is sworn in as Lord Chancellor
On this day in Tudor history, 26th October 1536, the rebels of the Pilgrimage of Grace halted at…
Pilgrimage of Grace
20 October – Mary Arundell’s death and Pontefract Castle’s surrender to rebels
On this day in Tudor history, 20th October 1557, or possibly 21st, courtier Mary Arundell died at Bath…
19 October – Marriage of the Catholic Monarchs and the Pilgrimage of Grace Rebellion
On this day in history, 19th October 1469, an event took place in Spain that was not only…
26 October 1536 – Henry VIII makes a promise that he won’t keep
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of NorfolkOn this day in history, 26th October 1536, the rebels of the Pilgrimage…
20 October 1536 – Pontefract Castle surrenders to the rebels
By eight o'clock in the morning on this day in history, 20th October 1536, Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron…
14 October 1536 – A proper rebellion
YorkBy 14th October the uprising in the north had turned into a proper rebellion, one that came to…
4 October – A recantation and a rebellion
On this day in 1536, there was trouble in Horncastle, Lincolnshire. This was part of what we know…