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Star Chamber Enforcement — Suppression of Noble Retaining 1495

1495
England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
magnate households; not a battle but a coercive state action
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Crown legal officers
Outcome
Financial penalties imposed; illegal retaining curtailed; no armed clash occurred.
The Battle

History & Significance

Henry VIIs council sitting in Star Chamber used fines and bonds to break the system of armed noble retaining that had fuelled the Wars of the Roses. Lord Bergavenny was among those prosecuted for maintaining illegal armed followers.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Star Chamber Enforcement — Suppression of Noble Retaining 1495

The Jewel Tower
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber in the abbey cloisters, Westminster Abbey
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
The Hope Playhouse, and the remains of three further bear gardens, Bankside
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
The Globe Theatre
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
The Rose Theatre, Rose Court, Southwark
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
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