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Tudor

Perkin Warbeck Siege of Exeter

1497
Devon, England
Also known as: Warbeck Exeter 1497
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Devon, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Warbeck
Forces
Exeter garrison c. 500–800.
VS
Victor
Henry VII
Forces
Warbeck siege force c. 4,000–6,000
Outcome
Exeter held against Warbeck; city resisted; Warbeck abandoned the siege
The Battle

History & Significance

Warbeck besieged Exeter in September 1497 but the city held out and when royal forces approached he abandoned his cause and fled.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Perkin Warbeck Siege of Exeter

Roman, Anglo Saxon and medieval defences called collectively Exeter City Walls
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Underground passages
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Rougemont Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Law Library, Cathedral Yard
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Bomb damaged remains of St Catherine's Almshouses and chapel and adjacent canon's house, 140m north of the Cathedral
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
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