Skipwith Moor in the East Riding served as a muster and rendezvous point for pilgrims rallying from the Vale of York parishes in October 1536. Thousands of commons assembled here under local gentry captains before marching toward Doncaster to join Robert Aske. The moor muster represented the breadth of support across the East Riding beyond the initial Beverley nucleus.
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