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Sir Robert Constable (c. 1478 – 1537) was the eldest son of Sir Marmaduke Constable
Marmaduke Constable

Marmaduke Constable was an England soldier descended from a certain Robert , lord of Flamborough, who was related to the Lacys, hereditary constables of Chester, hence the surname of the family....
. He helped Henry VII
Henry VII of England

Henry VII was the Kingdom of England and Lordship of Ireland from his usurpation of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty....
 to defeat the Cornish Rebellion of 1497
Cornish Rebellion of 1497

The Cornish Rebellion of 1497 was a Popular revolt in late medieval Europe by the people of Cornwall in the far south west of Great Britain. Its primary cause was the raising of war taxes by King Henry VII of England on the impoverished Cornish people for a campaign against Scotland, motivated by brief border skirmishes that were inspired...
 at Blackheath
Blackheath, London

Blackheath is an area in southeast London, centred around a section of open public grassland and straddling the boundary of the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Greenwich....
. In 1536, when the rising known as the Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace

The Pilgrimage of Grace was a Popular revolt in late medieval Europe in York, Yorkshire during 1536, in protest against England's break with Roman Catholic Church and the Dissolution of the Monasteries, as well as other specific political, social and economic grievances....
 broke out in Northern England, Constable was one of the insurgent leaders, but towards the close of the year he submitted at Doncaster
Doncaster

Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is located about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"....
 and was pardoned. He did not share in the renewal of the rising which took place in January 1537; but he refused the king's invitation to proceed to London, and was arrested.






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Sir Robert Constable (c. 1478 – 1537) was the eldest son of Sir Marmaduke Constable
Marmaduke Constable

Marmaduke Constable was an England soldier descended from a certain Robert , lord of Flamborough, who was related to the Lacys, hereditary constables of Chester, hence the surname of the family....
. He helped Henry VII
Henry VII of England

Henry VII was the Kingdom of England and Lordship of Ireland from his usurpation of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty....
 to defeat the Cornish Rebellion of 1497
Cornish Rebellion of 1497

The Cornish Rebellion of 1497 was a Popular revolt in late medieval Europe by the people of Cornwall in the far south west of Great Britain. Its primary cause was the raising of war taxes by King Henry VII of England on the impoverished Cornish people for a campaign against Scotland, motivated by brief border skirmishes that were inspired...
 at Blackheath
Blackheath, London

Blackheath is an area in southeast London, centred around a section of open public grassland and straddling the boundary of the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Greenwich....
. In 1536, when the rising known as the Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace

The Pilgrimage of Grace was a Popular revolt in late medieval Europe in York, Yorkshire during 1536, in protest against England's break with Roman Catholic Church and the Dissolution of the Monasteries, as well as other specific political, social and economic grievances....
 broke out in Northern England, Constable was one of the insurgent leaders, but towards the close of the year he submitted at Doncaster
Doncaster

Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is located about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"....
 and was pardoned. He did not share in the renewal of the rising which took place in January 1537; but he refused the king's invitation to proceed to London, and was arrested. Tried for treason, he was hanged at Hull
Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull , almost invariably referred to as Hull, is a City status in the United Kingdom and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England....
 in the following June.