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Sir Francis Bigod began an armed rebellion against King Henry VIII and the English Parliament.

Francis Bigod

British noble (1507–1537)

Sir Francis Bigod was an English nobleman who was the leader of Bigod's Rebellion.
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Bigod's rebellion

1537 Catholic uprising in England

Bigod's rebellion of January 1537 was an armed rebellion by English Catholics in Cumberland and Westmorland against King Henry VIII of England and the English Parliament. It was led by Sir Francis Bigod, of Settrington in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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Henry VIII

King of England from 1509 to 1547

Henry VIII was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation,…
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English Reformation Parliament

16th-century English legislature

The English Reformation Parliament, which sat from 3 November 1529 to 14 April 1536, established the legal basis for the English Reformation, passing major pieces of legislation leading to the break with Rome and increasing the authority of the Church of England. Under the…
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