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Tudor

Prayer Book Rebellion - Fenny Bridges

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Cornish/Devon rebels
Forces
Cornish/Devon rebels c.2,000–4,000.
VS
Victor
Government (Russell)
Forces
Lord Russell c.3,000–5,000
Outcome
Lord Russell's government forces decisively defeated the Cornish and Devon rebels, inflicting heavy casualties and forcing the survivors to retreat, which hastened the collapse of the Prayer Book Rebellion.
The Battle

History & Significance

Government forces fought rebels at Fenny Bridges

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Prayer Book Rebellion - Fenny Bridges

Duck decoy on Middle Moor
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Low Ham Roman villa
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
The Hanging Chapel and a medieval gateway at The Hill
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
Roman villa N of Stowey Hill
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Burrow Mump: a motte castle, later chapel and associated earthworks
Scheduled monument · ~3 miles
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