BattlefieldsSimnel Approach at Bramham Moor 1487
Tudor

Simnel Approach at Bramham Moor 1487

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

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
opposing forces
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Lincoln c.8,000 German-Irish-Yorkist
Outcome
Rebel army crossed Bramham Moor area unopposed en route to the Trent; march to Newark and Stoke Field continued
The Battle

History & Significance

The rebel army approaching from the north passed close to Bramham Moor near Tadcaster, the same ground where the Earl of Northumberland had been defeated in 1408. Henry VII's forces were concentrating in the Midlands, leaving Yorkshire open. The approach demonstrated how vulnerable the north was when the Crown lacked a reliable noble base there.

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