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Fauconberg Blackheath Assembly and Approach to London 1471

1471
Greater London, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Greater London, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Thomas Fauconberg
Forces
London defenders under Anthony Woodville and Mayor Stockton
VS
Victor
London defenders (Anthony Woodville and Mayor Stockton)
Forces
Fauconberg with approximately 17000 Kentish men and a small fleet
Outcome
Fauconberg marched from Blackheath to attack London but was repulsed at Aldgate, Bishopsgate and London Bridge on 14 May 1471
The Battle

History & Significance

Thomas Neville the Bastard of Fauconberg assembled Kentish levies at Blackheath in May 1471 while Edward IV was engaged at Barnet and Tewkesbury. The Blackheath muster echoed Cade's Rebellion and threatened London from the south-east while Fauconberg's fleet blockaded the Thames.

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Greenwich Palace
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Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Greenwich Park
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Royal Observatory Greenwich
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