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16. Forms of political protest, reform, and revolution

The Pilgrimage of Grace was a riot during 1536 in Yorkshire. The protestors’ arguments were known, as it had to do with political, religious, and economic reasons. They feared greater taxation against them because they were already poor. Protestors also wanted the church of England to recant many policies recently proposed such as the breakaway from Rome and the dissolution of major monastaries. However the Pilgramage of Grace was overall a failure besides its achievements in reforming part of the church as the rebellion leaders were captured and executed while the remaining rebelling states were set under strict law that broke apart the rest of the rebellion.

McKay, John P. __A History of Western Society__. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003