Langland

Langland holds the position of bishop with oversight in Lincolnshire during Henry VIII's reign and the early Reformation. Targeted by rebels in the uprising, his men suffer attacks in Horncastle, where one dies amid violence against church figures. He stands as a representative of traditional episcopal authority caught between royal reforms and local resistance, vulnerable to accusations of complicity in Cromwell's policies. His role highlights the church's precarious foothold in volatile regions fueling the Pilgrimage of Grace.