The abbot of Jervaulx Adam Sedbar was forced by rebel pilgrims to join the Pilgrimage of Grace. His monastery served as a rallying point for Wensleydale rebels; the monks participation gave the movement ecclesiastical legitimacy in the dales. Sedbar was later executed for treason.
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