BattlefieldsBigods Rising — Carlisle Attempt January 1537
Tudor

Bigods Rising — Carlisle Attempt January 1537

1537
Cumberland, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Cumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Cumbrian rebels (Bigods network)
Forces
Carlisle garrison under royal command
VS
Victor
Royal forces (Carlisle garrison)
Forces
Cumbrian rebel group associated with Bigods network
Outcome
Carlisle not seriously threatened; city remained in royal hands; Cumbrian rebel movement dispersed by Wharton in February 1537
The Battle

History & Significance

During Bigods revolt in January 1537, there was a related attempt by Cumbrian rebels associated with the second wave of the Pilgrimage of Grace to move on Carlisle. The city and castle were held by royal forces and the attempt did not develop into a serious assault, but the threat kept royal forces in the area occupied. It was part of the wider pattern of the January 1537 rising being a poorly coordinated series of local actions rather than a unified revolt.

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