In the autumn of 1536 Henry VIII faced a rebellion in the North of England which sought to remove his evil councillors and reverse the religious reforms which had been implemented. Henry ultimately tricked the rebels with offers of negotiation and pardon, but had the rebels given battle to the royal forces they would have had overwhelming numerical advantage.
So WI the Pilgrims listened to the advice of their more militarily inclined leaders (as opposed to the trusting Robert Aske)? Could they force the King to remove Cromwell and Cranmer? Would the rebels go further and remove Henry from his throne? If this happens who do the rebels crown? (Seward in his book The Last White Rose argues that Lord Darcy had long been a member of the White Rose/Aragonese faction which sought to marry a Yorkist heir to the Lady Mary Tudor)
I am wondering as a large portion of England, and the elite remained Catholic at this point, and it would be interesting to speculate whether a victory in the field would cause a flock of defections from Henry, or even just Cromwell's side.
So WI the Pilgrims listened to the advice of their more militarily inclined leaders (as opposed to the trusting Robert Aske)? Could they force the King to remove Cromwell and Cranmer? Would the rebels go further and remove Henry from his throne? If this happens who do the rebels crown? (Seward in his book The Last White Rose argues that Lord Darcy had long been a member of the White Rose/Aragonese faction which sought to marry a Yorkist heir to the Lady Mary Tudor)
I am wondering as a large portion of England, and the elite remained Catholic at this point, and it would be interesting to speculate whether a victory in the field would cause a flock of defections from Henry, or even just Cromwell's side.