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Guildford and Kent Rebel Dispersal October 1483

1483
England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Kent and Surrey rebels
Forces
Richard III's loyalists
VS
Victor
Richard III
Forces
Gentry rebellion approximately 500 to 2000
Outcome
Kent and Surrey rebels dispersed; leaders fled to Brittany; Richard III consolidated control through forfeited rebel estates
The Battle

History & Significance

Kentish and Surrey rebels under former household men of Edward IV rose at Guildford and other towns in October 1483 intending to march to London. The rebellion collapsed when news of Buckingham's failure spread. Richard III moved quickly to suppress the rising and confiscated rebel estates.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Guildford and Kent Rebel Dispersal October 1483

Guildford Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Medieval undercroft remains at Nos 50-52 High Street, Guildford
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Medieval undercroft at 72/74 High Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
The treadwheel crane
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Second World War defences at Thorneycroft Wood
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
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