In 1528 , he accompanied Cardinal Wolsey on a mission to France , and in 1530 , he was one of the peers who gave Pope Clement VII the declaration regarding Henry 's divorce from Catherine of Aragon . That same year Thomas Howard , 3rd Duke of Norfolk bought the remaining year of Edward Stanley 's wardship and married him , without the King 's permission , to his daughter , Katherine Howard . The King rebuked Norfolk , but allowed the marriage . Katherine fell victim to the plague a few weeks later . Undeterred , Norfolk arranged for a marriage between his half sister , Dorothy Howard , and Edward Stanley , with whom he had issue : In 1532 , Edward accompanied King Henry to Boulogne , where they met with King Francis I of France . After this meeting , Edward became a Knight of the Bath . A few years later , Edward took a major role in quelling the Pilgrimage of Grace , a large ( mainly church-related ) rebellion started in Lincolnshire and spread into North England . In 1542 , Edward accompanied the Duke of Norfolk on a raid into Scotland
Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby