BattlefieldsPrayer Book Rebellion — Bodmin Cornish Muster 1549
Tudor

Prayer Book Rebellion — Bodmin Cornish Muster 1549

1549
England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
crown authority
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Cornish rebels under Arundell
Outcome
Cornish rebel contingent assembled; march to join Devon rebels at Exeter siege
The Battle

History & Significance

The Cornish contingent of the Prayer Book Rebellion mustered at Bodmin under Humphrey Arundell of Helland; the Cornish were aggrieved by both the new prayer book and by unpopular taxes, and their joining the Devon rebels substantially swelled the army besieging Exeter.

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