BattlefieldsElizabeth I — Throckmorton Plot Norfolk Catholics Raided 1583
Tudor

Elizabeth I — Throckmorton Plot Norfolk Catholics Raided 1583

1583
Norfolk, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Norfolk, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
unarmed Catholic households
VS
Victor
Crown authorities
Forces
Crown pursuivants and county deputies
Outcome
Catholic network in East Anglia further damaged; no armed resistance; several prosecuted.
The Battle

History & Significance

Following the discovery of the Throckmorton plot Walsingham ordered a sweep of Catholic houses across Norfolk and Suffolk. Pursuivants searched manor houses for priests and weapons; several Norfolk recusants were arrested for possessing lists of Catholic sympathisers connected to the Spanish embassy.

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