BattlefieldsSimnel — Lincoln Louth Muster 1487
Tudor

Simnel — Lincoln Louth Muster 1487

1487
Lincolnshire, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Lincolnshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Lincolnshire rebels
Forces
Government forces
VS
Victor
Government forces
Forces
Lincolnshire gentry c.500
Outcome
Muster dispersed after news of Stoke Field defeat; leaders fled or submitted.
The Battle

History & Significance

Lincolnshire Yorkist sympathisers gathered at Louth in support of the Simnel cause before the Stoke Field campaign. The muster demonstrated lingering Yorkist sentiment in a county that had risen in 1470 under Robin of Redesdale.

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