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Amicable Grant Resistance at Bury St Edmunds 1525

1525
Suffolk, England
Also known as: Bury St Edmunds rising 1525
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Suffolk, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Suffolk taxpayers
Forces
Sudbury clothworkers c.500–2000.
VS
Victor
Henry VIII (crown)
Forces
Crown forces c.50–200
Outcome
Widespread refusal to pay across the Bury area; collectors driven off; leading men arrested but later pardoned
The Battle

History & Significance

The Bury St Edmunds resistance formed part of the East Anglian bloc that compelled the crown to rescind the Amicable Grant, a landmark failure of Tudor fiscal experiment.

Casualties & Losses

None; some arrests

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Amicable Grant Resistance at Bury St Edmunds 1525

St Saviour's Hospital
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Bury St Edmund's Abbey: including the monks' cemetery and outer precinct and vineyard walls
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
The Chapel of the Charnel
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Babwell Friary (remains of)
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Sites NW and SE of Fornham All Saints
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
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