Explain the importance of Pilgrimage of Grace.

Factor paragraph: answer Explain the importance of Pilgrimage of Grace. by focusing on Part two: Challenging royal authority. Use the chronology of BB Britain: Power and the people: c1170 to the present day, select named evidence connected to Study popular uprisings against the Crown, including social, economic, religious and political causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace, implications for royal authority, and set out one factor, support it with precise evidence, then explain its consequence for the period. End by answering the command word directly.

This exam-style task requires a developed historical argument rather than a list of facts. Begin with the relevant period from Paper 2 Section A: Thematic studies, then anchor the answer in Part two: Challenging royal authority. The evidence should connect to Study popular uprisings against the Crown, including social, economic, religious and political causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace, implications for royal authority and be explained through cause, consequence, change, continuity, significance or interpretation as appropriate. A strong final judgement shows why the selected evidence is more convincing than a vague or unsupported claim.