BattlefieldsMidlands Rising — Ladbroke Muster 1607
English Civil War

Midlands Rising — Ladbroke Muster 1607

1607
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Ladbroke levellers
Forces
Crown authority
VS
Victor
Crown authority
Forces
Several hundred Ladbroke levellers
Outcome
Levellers mustered at Ladbroke; participated in broader rising; dispersed after Newton Field defeat
The Battle

History & Significance

Ladbroke in Warwickshire served as a muster point for levellers gathering from the southern Warwickshire villages during the Midlands Rising of 1607. The commons from Ladbroke and surrounding depopulated enclosure villages assembled here before joining the broader rising. It illustrated how the anti-enclosure movement had spread from its Northamptonshire core into Warwickshire.

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