BattlefieldsHenry VII — Yorkshire Submission after Ackworth Rising 1489
Tudor

Henry VII — Yorkshire Submission after Ackworth Rising 1489

1489
Yorkshire, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Yorkshire gentry and commons submitting
VS
Victor
Henry VII
Forces
Royal army under Surrey
Outcome
Yorkshire submission secured; tax eventually modified; Surrey rewarded for bloodless pacification.
The Battle

History & Significance

After the Earl of Surrey suppressed the Yorkshire tax rebellion following the murder of the Earl of Northumberland at Ackworth, Yorkshire gentry and commons submitted at York. Surrey held sessions imposing fines and taking bonds for future loyalty; the county was pacified without further bloodshed.

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