Robert Aske, a Yorkshire lawyer, became the leader of the largest Tudor rebellion. His genius was to frame the rebellion as a religious pilgrimage rather than treason — the 'Pilgrimage of Grace' title was carefully chosen. When 30,000 men marched under the banner of the Five Wounds of Christ, it seemed briefly as if Henry VIII's Reformation might be reversed. Aske's organisation and discipline prevented the rebellion from degenerating into mere riot and made it a genuine political challenge.
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