BattlefieldsBuckingham Rebellion — Kent Rising at Gravesend October 1483
Medieval

Buckingham Rebellion — Kent Rising at Gravesend October 1483

1483
Kent, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Kent gentry rising
Forces
Richard III loyalists opposing
VS
Victor
Richard III loyalists
Forces
Kent gentry rising approximately 500
Outcome
Kent rising dispersed as rebellion collapsed; leaders fled to Brittany and joined Tudor's court in exile
The Battle

History & Significance

As part of the coordinated Buckingham rebellion of October 1483 former Woodville supporters and household men of Edward IV raised Kent at Gravesend. The Kent rising was part of a southern England-wide coordination involving Surrey, Berkshire, Wiltshire and the west country all rising simultaneously against Richard III.

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