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Siege of Kendal Castle

1461
Westmorland, England
Also known as: Kendal 1461
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Westmorland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Lancastrians
Forces
Lancastrian garrison c.50-100. Clifford family ancestral home seized by Yorkists.
VS
Victor
Yorkists
Forces
Yorkist besiegers c.1,000-1,500
Outcome
Clifford castle secured for Yorkist use
The Battle

History & Significance

Kendal Castle, ancestral home of the Clifford family who had slain Rutland at Wakefield, was seized by Yorkists after Towton.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Kendal Castle

Nether Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Castle Howe motte and bailey
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Miller Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Kendal Castle and associated earthworks, and earlier ringwork
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Stramongate Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
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