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Tudor

Rising of Lord Lovel 1486

1486
Staffordshire, England
Also known as: Lovel rebellion 1486 · Stafford rising 1486
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Staffordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Yorkist rebels
Forces
c. 500–1,000 Yorkist rebels (Lovel); skirmish.
VS
Victor
Henry VII
Forces
c. 1,000–2,000 Henry VII loyalists
Outcome
Lovel fled to Flanders; Stafford brothers captured; Humphrey Stafford executed
The Battle

History & Significance

The first serious Yorkist rising against Henry VII in 1486 under Lord Lovel and the Stafford brothers collapsed before any major engagement due to lack of popular support.

Casualties & Losses

Humphrey Stafford executed; Thomas Stafford pardoned

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Rising of Lord Lovel 1486

Blithewood moated site
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Garshall moated site
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Moated site and fishpond, 200m south-west of Hilderstone Hall
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Paynsley Hall moated site and outer enclosure
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
Park Hall moated site
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
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