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Pilgrimage of Grace — Lancashire Rising 1536

1536
Lancashire, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Lancashire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royal authority
Forces
Royal authority c.200–400
VS
Victor
Rebels (initially)
Forces
Lancashire rebels c.5,000–8,000
Outcome
Lancashire gentry and commons rose in support of the Pilgrimage of Grace
The Battle

History & Significance

Lancashire was heavily involved in the Pilgrimage of Grace with risings centred on Whalley, Sawley, and Lancaster as the county resisted the dissolution of the monasteries.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Pilgrimage of Grace — Lancashire Rising 1536

Round cairn on Winter Hill
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Round cairn on Noon Hill
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Round Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke Moor
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Pike Stones chambered long cairn
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Round cairn 280m west of Old Harpers Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
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