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To what extent was religion the main causeOf rebellion in the reign of Henry VIII?
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To what extent was religion the main cause Of rebellion in the reign of Henry VIII? There were three main rebellions in Henry's time on the throne; The Lincolnshire Rising, The Pilgrimage of Grace and Cumberland Rebellion. There was no one cause to the risings, and they were all connected because each one sparked off the next one. There were three main factors that set off the rebellions; the economic state of the country, the political state and the religious activities at the time. The country at the time of the Lincolnshire Uprisings was in turmoil, especially in the north of the country. The successful resistance to the Amicable Grant had stopped the Government, but the English people were now weary and didn't hold complete support for the English Government. The north had been in a poor economic situation for a long time, the economy was not the biggest reason the stand up...
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