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Siege of Exeter by Perkin Warbeck

1497
Devon, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Devon, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Perkin Warbeck
VS
Victor
City of Exeter / Earl of Devon (Crown forces)
Outcome
Warbeck's Cornish rebel army failed to take Exeter; after two days of assaults on the gates the citizens and the Earl of Devon repelled the attackers, and a truce was agreed under which the rebels withdrew and marched on towards Taunton.
The Battle

History & Significance

Siege of Exeter by Perkin Warbeck was a Tudor siege, the investment of a fortified position, fought at Devon, England in 1497. City of Exeter / Earl of Devon (Crown forces) prevailed over Perkin Warbeck. Warbeck's Cornish rebel army failed to take Exeter; after two days of assaults on the gates the citizens and the Earl of Devon repelled the attackers, and a truce was agreed under which the rebels withdrew and marched on towards Taunton.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Siege of Exeter by Perkin Warbeck lies on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Exeter by Perkin Warbeck

Roman, Anglo Saxon and medieval defences called collectively Exeter City Walls
Roman, Anglo Saxon and medieval defences called collectively Exeter City Walls
Scheduled monument · ~0 mi

Exeter City Walls is a complex defensive structure that evolved across multiple periods, beginning with Roman fortifications established in the first century AD and substantially rebuilt and extended during the medieval period. The walls incorporate Roman stonework in their lower courses, particu…

Nilfanion / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Bomb damaged remains of St Catherine's Almshouses and chapel and adjacent canon's house, 140m north of the Cathedral
Bomb damaged remains of St Catherine's Almshouses and chapel and adjacent canon's house, 140m north of the Cathedral
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 mi

The bomb damaged remains of St Catherine's Almshouses and chapel is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the ruins of a medieval charitable foundation located north of Exeter Cathedral. The site includes the structural remains of the almshouses themselves and an associated chapel, along with t…

Johanning / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Law Library, Cathedral Yard
Law Library, Cathedral Yard
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 mi

Law Library, Cathedral Yard is a late medieval or early modern building located in Exeter, Devon. The structure forms part of the architectural fabric surrounding Exeter Cathedral and reflects the professional and administrative infrastructure that developed in the cathedral precinct during the f…

Simon Cobb / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons
Underground passages
Underground passages
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 mi

Underground passages is a complex of medieval stone-lined tunnels located in Exeter, Devon, England. Dating from the fourteenth century onwards, these passages were constructed beneath the city and served various civic and defensive purposes, including water management and potentially strategic a…

Carla Brain / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Rougemont Castle
Rougemont Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 mi

Rougemont Castle is a Norman fortress established in Exeter, Devon, following the conquest of 1066. The castle was built on a naturally elevated position within the Roman walls of the former city of Isca Dumnoniorum, and its motte and bailey form remains one of the most prominent features of medi…

Rougemont_Castle_gatehouse,_2010.jpg: Juan J. Martínez from Exeter, UK derivative work: Nev1 (talk) / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Hall of the Vicars Choral, South Street
Hall of the Vicars Choral, South Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 mi

The Hall of the Vicars Choral is a late medieval building located on South Street in Exeter, Devon, dating to the fifteenth century. It was constructed to accommodate the vicars choral, the body of clergy who sang services in Exeter Cathedral and formed an important part of the cathedral's musica…

Simon Cobb / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons
Part of the Roman town of Exeter, beneath Cathedral Green
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Roman baths (site of), The Deanery
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
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