BattlefieldsSuppression of Catholic Rising in Wales 1569
Tudor

Suppression of Catholic Rising in Wales 1569

1569
Denbighshire, Wales
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Denbighshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Catholic Welsh gentry networks
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Council of Wales enforcement forces
Outcome
Welsh Catholic rising prevented by pre-emptive Council of Wales action in 1569
The Battle

History & Significance

During the Northern Rebellion of 1569, Welsh Catholic sympathisers in Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire organised discreet armed networks in support of the earls of Northumberland and Westmorland. The Council of Wales mounted a pre-emptive crackdown, questioning Welsh gentry, seizing arms, and forcing submission. Several Welsh Catholic gentry were imprisoned.

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