John BULMER executed 25 May 1537, Tyburn?

[Larry Coats]

If anyone happens to have worked on the BULMER of Wilton line and also happens to know the circumstances surrounding the execution of this John Bulmer, please contact me.

This John would seem to be the son of William Bulmer by his wife, Margery Conyers, dau. of Sir John Conyers by his wife, Alice Neville, dau. of Wm, Lord Fauconberg. And this John Bulmer's wife was Anne Bigod, dau. of Ralph Bigod of Settrington.

However, after having consulted some of my shelf references, I don't see John Bulmer as having been one of Henry VIII's "victims". Obviously, he fell afoul of some law as I can't otherwise explain the Tyburn reference,<g>
Thanks in advance and regards,
Larry D. Hamilton Coats

[Rosie Bevan]

Sir John Bulmer was involved in the Pilgimage of Grace which was the name
given to a religious uprising largely orchestrated by the gentry and clergy
in the north of England in 1536 as a result of religious reforms and the
suppression of the monasteries which were of more religious and social
significance in the poorer north than in the south of England, as well as a
source of income for the gentry who owned the advowsons. For example to be
noted is that the Darcys, Fauconbergs, Conyers owned the advowson of
Gisborough priory which had descended to them from the Brus family; and the
Bulmers from the earliest days had been patrons there. All the ancestors of
the latter were buried inside the priory.

"Among their requests was the suppression of Lutheran heretical books, the
punishment of heretical bishops and of the king's evil advisers, the recall
of his anti-ecclesiastical legislation, the prosecution of his "visitors",
Lee and Layton, and the holding of a parliament in the North. Alarmed at the
size of the insurrection, the king offered an unlimited pardon and promised
to redress their grievances in a parliament at York. Thereupon Aske
disbanded his army, which, however, was soon again in the field, when it was
seen that the king would not redeem his promises. The insurgents were
defeated by the Duke of Norfolk in their attempts to seize Hull and
Carlisle." [Catholic Encyclopedia].

Hanged at Tyburn after their trial at Westminster in May 1537 for their part
in this were, Sir Thomas Percy of Seamer, Sir Stephen Hamerton, Francis
Bigod, George Lumley, Nicholas Tempest several other gentleman together with
abbots and monks of Fountains, Jervaulx, Barlings, the ex Prior of
Guisborough Priory, James Cokerel. Lady Bulmer was burnt at Smithfield and
Lord Darcy executed at Tower Hill. Sir Robert Constable was hanged in chains
at Hull and Robert Aske the leader of the rebellion was martyred horribly at
York.

Other names of families involved in the rebellion include Neville, Latimer,
Scrope, Lumley, Vavasour, Hilliard, Wolsthrope, Fairfax, Lawson, Hamerton,
Norton, Gascoigne, Plumpton indicate how popular a cause it was amongst the
northern gentry. The Pilgrimage of Grace had the effect of uniting both
gentry and commoners, involving about 35, 000 people and was the largest of
the religious uprisings. Smaller ones broke out afterwards in 1549 and 1557.
The gentry of Yorkshire, Northumberland, Cumberland and the northern
counties obdurately remained catholic for centuries afterwards, which
contributed to their impoverishment owing to recusancy penalties.

It was an incident which has been little discussed by historians but which
had the effect of isolating the northern gentry from the centre of power in
the south, with severe economic consequences for the northern counties. It
wasn't until the industrial revolution that this was in part redressed.

I hope this has answered your question.

Cheers

Rosie

[malinda]

And of course, a great many of these Northern England families were well
represented in Virginia... the American Revolution comes to mind....<grin>

I notice quite a few of these surnames were allied with our Wrights (via the
de THWENG line)... Brus, Fauconberg, Conyer, Lumley, Lee, Layton,
Constable, Fairfax. Of course, Bigod is ancestral to the Washington line.

Interesting..........~malinda

Rosie Bevan wrote:

[Larry Coats]

Thank you, Rosie; your very comprehensive response is much appreciated. I
had thought of the Pilgrimage of Grace but didn't have any reference work
that went to the level of detail that I needed.....no names, just some
general comments about the Pilgrimage itself.
Sometimes I wonder if anyone has ever counted up the number of individuals
who were executed/judicially murdered by the various Tudor monarchs......the
final tally would likely be an eye-opener.
Regards,
Larry

[Kevan L. Barton]

Larry, Rosie,

There is an interesting book written on many of the aspects you are talking
about re the Pilgrimage of Grace, but its views are taken from the
Lincolnshire country gentry paradigm. It is NOT a common book, but the
best libraries do have it, i.e. the Library of Congress. It was a treasure
trove of information for my family history as it speaks much about the
Ayscough and Maddison families (Rosie probably will pick up on that). You
might recall that Anne Ayscough Kyme is a well known, gentry level martyr,
complete with torture in the tower in order to implicate Queen Katherine
Parr. Anne was an aunt. Anyway, I recommend it as it's a pretty good read
as well.

Derek Wilson, "A Tudor Tapestry: Men, Women, and Society in Reformation
England" (London: Heinemann, 1972)

Cheers,
Kevan

[Larry Coats]

Thanks, Kevan; will make a point of looking into that title.

Regards,
Larry
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevan L. Barton <kevan...@adelphia.net>
To: Larry Coats <lar...@aspermont.esc14.net>; <GEN-MED...@rootsweb.com>

[P. FREEMAN]

In article <NCBBJKOAPKCOAKFHNCEL...@adelphia.net>, kevan...@adelphia.net (Kevan L. Barton) wrote:
>Larry, Rosie,
>
>There is an interesting book written on many of the aspects you are talking
>about re the Pilgrimage of Grace, but its views are taken from the
>Lincolnshire country gentry paradigm.

> ....

>Derek Wilson, "A Tudor Tapestry: Men, Women, and Society in Reformation
>England" (London: Heinemann, 1972)

There have been many books and articles published about the Pilgrimage of
Grace : the Dodds' 2-volume work is still worth reading, although now nearly
a century old. More recent research by Bush and others have added a little
new information; from my own research into the part played by Nicholas and
Robert Rudston I can say that understanding the complex interrelationships
of the Northern gentry families is critical to understanding the dynamics of
the movement.

Have a look at :
R. W. Hoyle, "The Pilgrimage of Grace and the politics of the 1530s"
(OUP 2001)

M. L. Bush, "The Pilgrimage of Grace - a study of the rebel armies of October
1536" (Manchester, 1996)

M.H. & R. Dodds, "The Pilgrimage of Grace, 1536-1537 and the Exeter conspiracy
1538" (Cambridge University Press, 1915)

Regards
Peter Freeman
University of Leeds

[malinda]

John (Jack) and Christopher Wright, co-conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot
were grandsons of Nicholas Rudston(e) via his daughter Ursula, 2nd wife of
Robert Wright of Plowland, Holderness, Yorkshire.

The 2nd great grandson of the above Robert Wright of Plowland (via his
1st marriage to Anne Grimston) was Rev Francis Wright who married
Anne Merriton/Meryton d/o the Very Rev George Meryton, Dean of York &
Chaplain to Queen Anne.

The grandson of Rev Francis Wright & Anne Merriton/Meryton above, was
Major Francis Wright married Anne Washington d/o Col John Washington.

Complicated...

~malinda jones