When Henry VIII reneged on his promises after the first Doncaster meeting, Sir Francis Bigod — an evangelical Protestant who had somehow joined the conservative Pilgrimage — organised a new rising. He attempted to seize Hull to prevent Crown troops landing, while simultaneously sending force to Scarborough. Both attacks failed. Bigod's rising gave Henry VIII the pretext he needed to hang 216 rebels including Robert Aske. The failure of Bigod's rebellion ended any hope of a negotiated settlement.
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