The East Riding of Yorkshire was one of the earliest regions to rise in the Pilgrimage of Grace, reflecting the strength of traditional religious sentiment in an area with many monasteries. Beverley, a major market town and ecclesiastical centre, served as a coordinating point for rebel activity. The gentry's participation — reluctant in many cases but genuine — gave the rebellion military credibility and organisation it would otherwise have lacked.
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