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Buckingham's Rebellion Collapses at Weobley, 1483

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
VS
Victor
Richard III's government forces; Buckingham was betrayed by his retainer Ralph Banastre and apprehended by Thomas Mytton, Sheriff of Shropshire
Outcome
No battle was fought. Buckingham's rebel army, gathered in the Welsh Marches, deserted after storms prevented them crossing the Severn and Wye and delayed Henry Tudor's landing. Buckingham fled in disguise, was betrayed near Wem, Shropshire, and was captured, tried and beheaded at Salisbury on 2 November 1483, effectively ending the 1483 rebellion.
The Battle

History & Significance

Buckingham's Rebellion Collapses at Weobley, 1483 was a medieval campaign, fought in England in 1483. Richard III's government forces; Buckingham was betrayed by his retainer Ralph Banastre and apprehended by Thomas Mytton, Sheriff of Shropshire prevailed over Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. No battle was fought. Buckingham's rebel army, gathered in the Welsh Marches, deserted after storms prevented them crossing the Severn and Wye and delayed Henry Tudor's landing. Buckingham fled in disguise, was betrayed near Wem, Shropshire, and was captured, tried and beheaded at Salisbury on 2 November 1483, effectively ending the 1483 rebellion.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Buckingham's Rebellion Collapses at Weobley, 1483 lies on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Buckingham's Rebellion Collapses at Weobley, 1483

Weobley Castle
Weobley Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 mi

Weobley Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortress located in Herefordshire, dating from the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The site comprises a substantial earthen mound with an attached bailey, representative of the early fortification strategy employed across the Welsh Marches to con…

Philip Halling / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Churchyard cross, St Peter and St Paul's Church
Churchyard cross, St Peter and St Paul's Church
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 mi

Churchyard cross, St Peter and St Paul's Church is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of St Peter and St Paul's Church in Herefordshire. The monument dates to the medieval period, when such crosses were common features of parish churchyards serving various liturgical and communal fu…

Poliphilo / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons
Dovecote at Luntley Court
Dovecote at Luntley Court
Scheduled monument · ~3.2 mi

Dovecote at Luntley Court is a Grade II listed building situated in Herefordshire. The structure dates from the seventeenth century and represents a substantial example of a domestic dovecote, a building type that served the practical function of housing pigeons for food production and the collec…

Roger Cornfoot / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Churchyard cross in St Michael and All Angels' churchyard
Churchyard cross in St Michael and All Angels' churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 mi

The churchyard cross in St Michael and All Angels' churchyard is a medieval monument of substantial historical importance to the parish of Kilpeck in Herefordshire. The cross survives as a standing stone structure within the churchyard setting, representing the type of commemorative or procession…

Philip Halling / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Moated site at Court Farm
Moated site at Court Farm
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 mi

Moated site at Court Farm is a medieval defensive settlement located in Herefordshire, England. The site comprises a substantial moat encircling the former domestic and agricultural complex, a common form of manorial protection and status symbol amongst the gentry during the medieval period. Such…

Philip Halling / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Almeley Castle
Almeley Castle
Scheduled monument · ~4.2 mi

Almeley Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated in Herefordshire near the Welsh border. The site consists of an earthwork mound with associated baileys, representing a typical defensive structure of the late eleventh or twelfth century. The castle was established to control the local…

R J Higginson / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Kiln site
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Moated site and associated fishponds 160m east of Little Sarnesfield
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
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