BattlefieldsBabington Plot — Arrest of Conspirators in Staffordshire 1586
Tudor

Babington Plot — Arrest of Conspirators in Staffordshire 1586

1586
Staffordshire, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Staffordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
civilian conspirators; no armed resistance
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Crown agents and county officers
Outcome
All main conspirators captured and executed; Mary Queen of Scots fatally implicated.
The Battle

History & Significance

Several Babington plot conspirators who had fled London were run to ground in Staffordshire by pursuivants and county deputies. The capture of Anthony Babington himself in a Harrow wood and the arrest of provincial Catholic gentry demonstrated Walsinghams nationwide reach.

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