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Amicable Grant Resistance at Sudbury 1525

1525
Suffolk, England
Also known as: Sudbury rising 1525 · Suffolk tax revolt at Sudbury 1525
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Suffolk, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Suffolk clothworkers
Forces
Bury St Edmunds taxpayers c.1000–3000.
VS
Victor
Henry VIII (crown)
Forces
Crown forces c.50–200
Outcome
Clothworkers at Sudbury join the refusal to pay the Amicable Grant; magistrates unable to enforce collection
The Battle

History & Significance

Resistance at Sudbury combined with Lavenham to create a mass non-compliance movement that demonstrated the fiscal limits of Tudor prerogative taxation.

Casualties & Losses

None

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Amicable Grant Resistance at Sudbury 1525

St Bartholomew's Chapel
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Wood Hall moated site
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Roman villa NE of Rodbridge House
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Remains of church and churchyard, 80m south east of The Ryes
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Roman villa at Liston Lane
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
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