BattlefieldsPrayer Book Rebellion — Sampford Courtenay Rising and First Assembly
Tudor

Prayer Book Rebellion — Sampford Courtenay Rising and First Assembly

1549
England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
crown religious authority
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Devon parishioners
Outcome
Rebellion launched; rebel army begins to assemble; crown authority defied
The Battle

History & Significance

The prayer book rebellion began at Sampford Courtenay on Whit Monday 1549 when parishioners forced their priest to use the traditional Latin mass; the subsequent assembly of armed men from the surrounding parishes created the nucleus of the rebel army that would march to besiege Exeter.

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