On 22 December 1536 , Pole , already a deacon , was created a cardinal over Pole 's own objections . He also became Papal Legate to England in February 1536/1537 . Pope Paul III put him in charge of organising assistance for the Pilgrimage of Grace ( and related movements ) , an effort to organise a march on London to demand Henry replace his ‘ reformist ’ advisers with more traditional , Catholic minds ; neither Francis I of France nor the Emperor supported this effort , and the English government tried to have Pole assassinated . In 1539 , Pole was sent to the Emperor to organise an embargo against England – the sort of countermeasure he had himself warned Henry was possible
Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
Reginald Pole