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Aske, Robert

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Aske, Robert (c. 1500–1537)

English lawyer who led the Pilgrimage of Grace 1536, an uprising against the enclosure of common land. He was double-crossed by Henry VIII, who promised various concessions but then had Aske executed.

After considerable success, Aske ordered his followers to disperse to their homes on the promise of a royal pardon and an investigation of their grievances. Henry VIII invited him to London, allegedly to discuss the trouble, and Aske returned home with assurances sufficient to satisfy the rebels. However, in May 1537 Aske was arrested, tried for high treason, and eventually hanged at York.



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