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Tudor

Cornish Rebel March through Somerset 1497

1497
Devon, England
Also known as: An Gof march through Taunton and Wells
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Devon, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Local resistance
Forces
local Somerset resistance c. 500–1,000.
VS
Victor
Cornish rebels (in passage)
Forces
Cornish rebels c. 8,000–10,000
Outcome
Rebel army passes through Taunton and Wells gathering recruits
The Battle

History & Significance

The Cornish army marched through Somerset largely unopposed, passing Taunton and Wells and attracting additional supporters as it headed for London.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Cornish Rebel March through Somerset 1497

The medieval Exe Bridge, St Edmund's Church, and medieval tenement remains, lying between the River Exe and Frog Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
St Nicholas' Priory
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Hall of the Vicars Choral, South Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Roman baths (site of), The Deanery
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Part of the Roman town of Exeter, beneath Cathedral Green
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
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