BattlefieldsPilgrimage of Grace — Spilsby Muster 1536
Tudor

Pilgrimage of Grace — Spilsby Muster 1536

1536
Lincolnshire, England
Also known as: Lincolnshire Rising at Spilsby 1536
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Lincolnshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Local royal authority
VS
Victor
Rebels (Pilgrims)
Outcome
Spilsby commons mustered and joined the broader Lincolnshire host
The Battle

History & Significance

The Spilsby muster drew in the fenland edge parishes of Lincolnshire. The area had strong monastic connections through Bolingbroke and the wolds abbeys threatened by dissolution. It illustrates how the rising was not solely a wolds phenomenon but drew support from across the county.

Forces Involved

Spilsby area commons

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