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Dates refer to end or duration of battle or
rebellion.
Ancrum Moor, Battle of
27 February 1545. English defeated by the Scots
at Ancrum Moor.
Blackheath, Battle of
17 June 1497.The battle at the end of the
Cornish Rebellion, with Giles, Lord Daubeney victorious over
the rebel leaders. Sometimes referred to as The Battle of
Deptford Bridge.
Bosworth Field, Battle of
22 August 1485. Henry Tudor's forces defeated
the army of Richard III at Bosworth Field in Leicestershire
(near the town of Market Bosworth). Richard III was killed in
the battle and Henry Tudor succeeded as Henry VII. Henry's
forces were substantially aided by Sir William Stanley's
troops deserting to the Tudor side.
Carberry Hill, Battle of
15 June 1567. Scottish nobles were victorious
at Carberry Hill (near Edinburgh). The Earl of Bothwell fled
after the defeat.
Cornish Rebellion
1497. 15,000 Cornish rebels marched against
London to protest taxes for a war in Scotland. The leaders
were Lord Audley, Michael Joseph and Thomas Flamank. Leaders
executed and rebels heavily fined. Ended by the Battle of
Blackheath.
Deputy's Pass
29 May 1599. Earl of Essex's army defeated in
Ireland at Deputy's Pass, County Wicklow.
Dussindale, Battle of
27 August 1549. The battle that ended Kett's
Rebellion. Forces of foreign mercenaries led by the Earl of
Warwick.
Essex Rebellion
February 1601. The Earl of Essex created a
conspiracy and tried to raise London in his support to move
against Elizabeth. The rebellion fails and he was executed on
25 February 1601.
Flodden, Battle of
7-9 September 1513. Battle between James IV of
Scotland and Henry VIII of England. James IV was killed and
succeeded by James V who was an infant. His mother, Margaret
Tudor (sister to Henry VIII), took over as Regent.
Kett's Rebellion
July 12, 1549. Robert Kett (a Norfolk tanner
and landowner) and his followers camped near Norwich in
protest against enclosures and exploitation. They also
expressed problems with the clergy but adopted the new Prayer
Book. The rebellion was defeated at the Battle of Dussindale
on 27 August.
Kinsale, Battle of
24 December1601. Irish forces of Tyrone and
Tyrconnel aided by the Spanish battle the English and are
defeated.
Northern Earls Rebellion
November 1569. The Duke of Norfolk was
imprisoned in the Tower and the Earls of Northumberland and
Westmoreland were asked to answer for their part in a
conspiracy to marry the Duke of Norfolk and Mary Queen of
Scots. The earls rebelled. On 14 November the rebels entered
Durham and restored Catholic worship in its cathedral. They
retreated when the Earl of Sussex raised an army against them.
Pilgrimage of Grace Rebellion
October 1537 to 1537. A revolt in defence of
the old religion and the economy in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire,
Lancashire, Cumberland, Westmorland, Northumberland and Durham
in 1536. Leaders tried and executed following additional
unrest in early 1537.
Pinkie, Battle of
10 September 1547. The Scots are defeated by
Somerset's army.
Samford Courtenay, Battle of
18 August 1549. Defeat of the western rebels
(see below) by Lord John Russell near Okehampton.
Solway Moss, Battle of
24 November 1541. Scots defeated by the
English.
Spurs, Battle of
16 August 1513. Henry VIII led an army of
35,000 from England and lands at Calais. Battle of Spurs at
Therouanne (August 16), which surrendered six days later.
Stoke, Battle of
16 June 1487. Near Newark (not Stoke-on Trent)
at which imposter Lambert Simnel and the Earl of Lincoln were
defeated.
Western Rebellion
June to August 1549. Rising in the West of
England against the Prayer Book and Edward VI's religious
policies. Ended at the Battle of Samford Courtenay.
Wyatt's Rebellion
1554. Sir Thomas Wyatt led 4,000 men from Kent
to London in January as part of a wider movement to remove
Mary I from the throne and stop her marriage to Philip of
Spain. The rebels were stopped at Ludgate, where Wyatt
surrendered on 7 February.
Yellow Ford, Battle of
14 August 1598. Irish forces of Tyrone,
Tyrconnel and Fermanagh defeat English forces in Ulster.
Yorkshire Rebellion
1489. Earl of Northumberland murdered while
collecting a tax to pay for the war in Brittany. Rioting led
by Sir John Egremont. The rebellion was suppressed by the Earl
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