As Northumberland marched north from London in July 1553 to intercept Mary Tudor, his force reached the vicinity of Bury St Edmunds where reports of Marys growing support at Framlingham began to erode his army. Local Suffolk gentry who had been wavering now declared for Mary. The Bury St Edmunds standoff and the evident collapse of Northumberlands support there were decisive moments in the coup's failure.
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