Aske became a lawyer , and was a Fellow at Gray 's Inn . A devout man , he objected to Henry 's religious reforms , particularly the Dissolution of the Monasteries . When rebellion broke out in York against Henry VIII , Aske was returning to Yorkshire from London . Not initially involved in the rebellion , he took up the cause of the locals and headed the Pilgrimage of Grace . By 10 October 1536 he had come to be regarded as their " chief captain " . Most of Yorkshire , and parts of Northumberland , Durham , Cumberland and Westmorland were in revolt
Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
Robert Aske (political leader)