 This came about after James V of Scotland, the nephew of Henry VIII, refused to follow his uncle's pro-Reformation policy in religious affairs.Local gentry, including Musgraves, Curwens, Dacres and Lowthers were involved in defeating the Scots.They were led by Lord Wharton, from a minor Westmorland family, one of the Tudors' "new men" who were in place to lessen the grip of the local nobles.