Leonard Dacre, who had been passed over for the family inheritance, launched a rebellion in early 1570 using Naworth Castle in Cumberland as his base of operations. Naworth was the great Dacre stronghold in the western border uplands, a formidable fortified residence commanding the crossing of the Irthing river. Dacre rallied local support and held Naworth against the initial crown response, threatening the stability of the newly pacified West March and demonstrating that the Northern Rising's suppression had not extinguished northern Catholic discontent.
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