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Tudor

Wyatt at Ludgate 1554

1554
Middlesex, England
Also known as: Wyatt repulsed at Ludgate 1554 · End of Wyatt Rebellion 1554
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Middlesex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Wyatt rebels
Forces
Wyatt c.800–1,500.
VS
Victor
Mary I (crown)
Forces
Royalists c.2,000–3,000
Outcome
Wyatt reaches Ludgate but finds it shut; surrounded and captured; rebellion collapses
The Battle

History & Significance

Wyatt surrender at Ludgate ended the most serious rebellion of Mary I reign and led directly to the executions of Wyatt, Lady Jane Grey, and her husband Guildford Dudley.

Casualties & Losses

Some rebels killed; Wyatt captured and later executed

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Wyatt at Ludgate 1554

Baynard's Castle, 78m south-west of St Benet Metropolitan Welsh Church
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
The Hope Playhouse, and the remains of three further bear gardens, Bankside
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Queenhithe dock
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Smiths' Wharf
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Huggin Hill Roman bath house, 120m WNW of St James's Church
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
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