This statement shows that the Pilgrimage of Grace consisted of very diverse social groups, such as, the nobility, gentry and commoners. This tells us that everyone had a reason to rebel against Henry, and this can be supported even further by the fact that it is mentioned, “their number will probably grow every day”. This was a major threat to Henry especially since the rebels already numbered “40000 combatants and among them 10000 horses”. Since their army was very large, organised and well armed with experienced fighters, the King would not be able to defeat them if a battle occurred, especially as Norfolk’s army was only 8000. It is further mentioned in source U that “Norfolk and his colleagues do not wish for battle, showing tacitly that the petitions of the rebels are lawful”.
Wolsey changed areas of government such as the justice system and revised areas such as finances and parliament structure. His relationship with the King was significant, as he would be the higher power and would need to negotiate with the King and yet still get the correct decision. Wolsey managed his relationship with henry well, he tried to get the right outcome for the country but never forced it upon Henry, not damaging their relationship and keeping Wolsey in power. Wolsey had a poor approach with justice; in court he gained a poor reputation for taking bribes and his relationship with England’s nobility was poor to say the least. The financial approach was a tough period in finance; with a King that wanted to spend and go to war, and Wolsey had no choice but to bow to his majesty’s request.
This tells us that he had firm control of the country, and was allowing change in the safest of manors. On the other hand the lack of rebellions may have been due to Northumberland’s ruthless nature during previous rebellions making people afraid of repeating the same outcome. The movement to Protestantism can be attributed more to the Kings wishes, and not represent what Northumberland himself wanted. Northumberland’s social and economic ideas were primarily aiming towards getting the government’s finances back to stability. After Henry VIII’s erratic spending the crown and country were in financial crisis and this systematic and logical approach made by Northumberland towards the crisis shows his ability in this area of ruling.
M.L Bush said that ‘It was interconnected regional rebellions rather than one fluid movement’ because once the rebels had gone back to where they lived dotted across the North of England they would all have to meet up rather than go down to London in one group. Also the rebels outnumbered the King’s army 4:1 when they were confronted at the River Don. Instead of accepting the King’s pardon they should have risked battle once they dispersed they were no longer a threat to Henry. They were the stronger force but they tried to negotiate before they had achieved anything. This is another point towards poor leadership because there was no clear plan in how they were going to get their terms accepted only what terms they wanted.
However, wars generally led to very expensive costs to the country. Henry's father, Henry VII, left the country in quite a stable state economically, but Henry devoted most of England's money into his campaigns to take over France, because he believed had a right to the Throne. To some extent source 4 supports the idea that the foreign policy did fail due to the lack of resources, because it states that “the young warrior family accepted the fact that royal finances could not support a repetition of the campaign of 1513”. This quote implies that the lack of resources seems to be the dominant reason for stopping Henry from invading France and therefore source 4 supports the statement to some extent. In source 4 we also learn that much must have depended on diplomatic relations with Maximilian and Ferdinand, however Henry’s allies proved unfaithful and unreliable.
Another way that Edward IV proved that he was not a ‘puppet king’ as Henry VI was seen as was by removing Warwick’s brother, George Neville, as chancellor. However, although these events showed that he was not controlled by Warwick, there were many failures that outweigh his successes when it came to dealing with the over mighty subjects. Edward was said to have ‘alienated’ Warwick, which then caused him to become over mighty. Warwick was the biggest land owner in England and therefore had a lot of power, maybe even too much power as some people thought when it came to Edwards’s decision. Edwards marriage to Woodville was said to show favouritism as he subsequently gave the Woodville family titles and arranged the best marriages possible for Elizabeth’s sister, meaning that Warwick’s daughters did not get the desired marriages.
The ghoulish nature of the execution of the Carthusian monks served as a grim example to those who wished to oppose the reforms, it is unsurprising that so few individual cases of opposition were reported (there were only 500 cases of execution under treason, and half of those came from the Pilgrimage of Grace). Even after the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536, the ‘Most Christian King’ Henry’s power remained unchallenged as the Council of the North undermined the impact of the 30 000 or so men who had physically opposed the reforms, particularly Cromwell’s Injunctions that threatened to reduce of the number of popular ‘Holy Days’. Principally Henry himself, proved to be the main reason why opposition never threatened to challenge the longevity of the Tudor dynasty. Serious opposition however, did pose a threat Henry VIII’s reforms and these individual cases of opposition were automatically suppressed by Cromwell and Henry. In particular, Henry was terrified of the very real threat of opposition from abroad.
Atahualpa had 80,000 soldiers while Pizzaro only had 106 foot soldiers and 62 horse men. But like I said Pizzaro had many advantages on his side and one of those was technology. Pizzaro’s technology was far more advanced than Atahualpa. For example, a huge advantage in technology Pizzaro had, were: steel weapons, steel armor, and the use of horses in battle. The fact that Native Americans had never seen such things made them even more vulnerable to victory.
He would fling enemies like dirt. Truly a remarkable knight. As I mentioned a Victorian Knight, meaning they were as elite as they could get, but only eight can hold the title. If you had one of them in your arsenal, that Victorian Knight would be seen as a great threat alone to intimidate enemy forces. They can take out up to a hundred men if needed before they could tire.
The MBTI introverted personality type says that introvert type does not get energy from outside. It means an introverted person develops good energy from themselves. Nowadays, many people wish to become a good leader, but many have the preconception that an extroverted personality is required to become good leaders. Moreover they believe introverts have disadvantages in our social activities. However, I believe this misconception distorts the truth because an introverted personality actually qualifies for leadership in our current society.