BattlefieldsHexham Priory Armed Resistance to Dissolution 1536
Tudor

Hexham Priory Armed Resistance to Dissolution 1536

1536
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Hexham canons resist dissolution 1536 · Hexham Priory defence 1536
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royal visitors
VS
Victor
Augustinian canons (temporarily)
Outcome
Canons of Hexham Priory met royal visitors with weapons and refused to surrender; visitors withdrew; priory held out until 1537
The Battle

History & Significance

Hexham Priory provided the most dramatic armed resistance to dissolution. When royal visitors arrived to suppress the priory in 1536 the canons met them in armour with weapons drawn and drove them off. The incident shocked Cromwell and the Privy Council. Hexham held out through the Pilgrimage of Grace but was forcibly suppressed in 1537 and the leaders punished.

Forces Involved

Augustinian canons armed; royal visitors with small escort

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