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Tudor

Henry VIII — Lincolnshire Rising Caistor and Caister March 1536

1536
Lincolnshire, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Lincolnshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royal commissioners and forces
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Lincolnshire rebels c.10,000
Outcome
Rebel host reached Lincoln; royal commissioners fled; rising ultimately suppressed by promise of pardon.
The Battle

History & Significance

The Lincolnshire rebellion spread from Louth to Caistor within days of its outbreak; the Caistor commons assembled and arrested the royal commissioners then marching to examine church valuables. The Caistor men joined the main body heading for Lincoln, swelling the rebel host to over 10,000.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Henry VIII — Lincolnshire Rising Caistor and Caister March 1536

Barlings Priory
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Car Dyke, Roman canal adjoining Glebe Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Car Dyke between Washingborough and Common Square
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
Four bowl barrows 310m south east of Barlings Abbey: part of Barlings-Stainfield barrow cemetery.
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
Round barrows and ring ditches 530m south east of Barlings Abbey: part of Barlings-Stainfield barrow cemetery
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
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