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Rebellion of the Earls of March — Chester Plot against Richard II 1397

1397
Cheshire, England
Also known as: Arundel and Warwick arrests 1397 · Richard II revenge 1397
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cheshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Lords Appellant survivors
Forces
Lords Appellant isolated without support
VS
Victor
Richard II
Forces
Richard II Cheshire archer retinue
Outcome
Richard II used his Cheshire retinue to intimidate Parliament; arrested Gloucester, Arundel and Warwick; Arundel executed, Gloucester murdered in custody, Warwick exiled
The Battle

History & Significance

Richard II's 1397 purge of the surviving Appellants using Cheshire troops prefigured the tyranny that led to Bolingbroke's invasion; Parliament met under armed guard

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Rebellion of the Earls of March — Chester Plot against Richard II 1397

St Nicholas' Chapel
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
The walls, towers, gates and posterns of the City of Chester
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
The Little Abbey Gateway, Northgate Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Abbey Green Roman site
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Chester Castle (part)
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
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