BattlefieldsStafford at Scarborough — Castle Seizure April 1557
Tudor

Stafford at Scarborough — Castle Seizure April 1557

1557
England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Stafford
Forces
Yorkshire county forces marshalled to retake castle
VS
Victor
Yorkshire county forces
Forces
Stafford with approx 100 men
Outcome
Stafford captured; executed for treason; incident used to justify English entry into war with France.
The Battle

History & Significance

Thomas Stafford landed with a small force of French-backed English exiles and seized Scarborough Castle in a surprise coup. He proclaimed Northumberland against the Spanish marriage and called on Englishmen to rise. The response was minimal; he was captured within days.

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