The first Doncaster confrontation in October 1536 exposed the Crown's military weakness in the north. The Duke of Norfolk could field perhaps 8,000 men against a rebel host of 30,000 or more. Norfolk had to negotiate and effectively grant a pardon. This was arguably the moment Henry VIII came closest to losing control of the north.
None — parley and truce
Norfolk with c.8,000 royalists; rebel host c.30,000
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