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Tudor

Cornish Rebellion — Flammock and the Lawyers March

1497
Devon, England
Also known as: Thomas Flammock Cornish march 1497
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Devon, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Crown authority
Forces
crown authority nominal resistance c. 500–1,000.
VS
Victor
Rebels (initial assembly)
Forces
Cornish rebels c. 5,000–8,000
Outcome
Thomas Flammock and Michael An Gof lead the combined force eastward
The Battle

History & Significance

Lawyer Thomas Flammock joined blacksmith An Gof in leading the Cornish army eastward, giving the rebellion its legal and popular character.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Cornish Rebellion — Flammock and the Lawyers March

The medieval Exe Bridge, St Edmund's Church, and medieval tenement remains, lying between the River Exe and Frog Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Medieval bridge and part of a late medieval conduit under Holloway Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
St Nicholas' Priory
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Hall of the Vicars Choral, South Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Roman baths (site of), The Deanery
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
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