He was made High Sheriff of Dorset and Somerset in 1528 and served as Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire 1529 – 1536 , retaining the royal favour despite the antipathy of Anne Boleyn . Late in 1536 , he was made a Privy Counsellor , and helped to suppress the Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford