BattlefieldsEdward VI — Western Rising Surrender and Pacification at Launceston 1549
Tudor

Edward VI — Western Rising Surrender and Pacification at Launceston 1549

1549
England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Western Rising rebels
Forces
Western Rising rebels
VS
Victor
Royal army under Russell
Forces
Royal army under Russell
Outcome
Rising completely suppressed; Arundell and other leaders executed; Prayer Book imposed.
The Battle

History & Significance

The final phase of the western rising saw Russell advance into Cornwall, receiving submissions at Launceston. Rebel leaders including Humphrey Arundell were captured in the vicinity; a council of commissioners sat at Launceston to judge the rebels and impose exemplary executions on local ringleaders.

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