Richard Norton (rebel)
Richard Norton (* 1498 in England , † 1588 in Spain ) was an English sheriff and Catholic insurgent.
Life
In 1536 Norton was involved in the Pilgrimage of Grace in his capacity as Sheriff of Yorkshire . In 1569 he joined the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland in the Northern Rebellion . Together with seven of his eleven sons, he tried unsuccessfully to free the Scottish Queen Mary I Stuart from her custody in Tutbury . He had to flee to Scotland and from there to Flanders , where he received a pension from King Philip II of Spain until he died in exile .
Northern Rebellion
In 1569 a major rebellion known as the Northern Rebellion broke out , led by Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk , Carl Neville, 6th Earl of Westmoreland and Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland . Pope Pius V helped the Catholic rebellion by excommunicating Queen Elizabeth I Tudor and declaring her deposed. The papal bull was not published until it arrived in England in 1570, after the rebellion had already been suppressed. But after the bull was published, Elisabeth ended her policy of religious tolerance. Rather, she began to persecute her religious adversaries, which led to various conspiracies, all of which aimed to depose her.
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| SURNAME | Norton, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English sheriff and Catholic insurgent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1498 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1588 |
| Place of death | Spain |