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Rebellion of Perkin Warbeck 1497 - Kent

1497
Devon, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Devon, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Perkin Warbeck's supporters
Forces
the Kent coastal defence under royal authority
VS
Victor
Royal forces
Forces
Warbeck supporters
Outcome
The landing failed to raise significant local support. Warbeck sailed to Ireland and then Scotland before his eventual capture and execution in 1499.
The Battle

History & Significance

Perkin Warbeck landed in Kent claiming to be Richard Duke of York and attempted to raise a rebellion against Henry VII. Kent provided little support and the pretender sailed away without making progress.

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Scheduled Monuments near Rebellion of Perkin Warbeck 1497 - Kent

The medieval Exe Bridge, St Edmund's Church, and medieval tenement remains, lying between the River Exe and Frog Street
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St Nicholas' Priory
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Hall of the Vicars Choral, South Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Roman baths (site of), The Deanery
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Part of the Roman town of Exeter, beneath Cathedral Green
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
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