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Pilgrimage of Grace Suppression at Carlisle 1537

1537
Cumberland, England
Also known as: Carlisle executions 1537 · Pilgrimage suppression Cumberland 1537
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Cumberland rebel leaders
Forces
Crown forces c.2,500–3,500.
VS
Victor
Henry VIII (crown)
Forces
Cumberland rebels c.800–1,500
Outcome
Henry VIII orders mass executions of renewed rebel leaders in Cumberland and Westmorland; seventy-four hanged across the region from Carlisle outward
The Battle

History & Significance

The Cumberland executions of 1537 completed the brutal suppression of the Pilgrimage of Grace and demonstrated that Henry VIII would not honour the Doncaster promises.

Casualties & Losses

74 rebels executed across the region

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Pilgrimage of Grace Suppression at Carlisle 1537

Carlisle Castle; medieval tower keep castle, two lengths of city wall, a 16th century battery, and part of an earlier Roman fort known as Luguvalium
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Area of Roman and medieval towns, bounded by Annetwell Street, Abbey Street, Castle Street and Paternoster Row
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
City wall, NE side
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Carlisle Cathedral precinct
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Wall Knowe and Scotland Road including the Roman fort at Stanwix in wall mile 65
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
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