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Tudor

Wyatt's Rebellion: Duke of Suffolk's Midlands Rising, 1554

1554
Leicestershire, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
march
Location
Leicestershire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk
VS
Victor
Crown (Mary I)
Forces involved

Suffolk raised a force of only around 140 men in the Midlands after fleeing to his estates in Leicestershire and Warwickshire with about fifty men-at-arms; local support did not materialise

Outcome
Suffolk raised his banner in Leicestershire and marched on Coventry expecting support, but the town's gates were closed and defended against him; his following collapsed, he fled and hid (eventually found in a hollow tree/gamekeeper's cottage at Astley), was captured, tried for treason on 17 February 1554, and beheaded on Tower Hill on 23 February 1554.
The Battle

History & Significance

Wyatt's Rebellion: Duke of Suffolk's Midlands Rising, 1554 was a Tudor march, fought at Leicestershire, England in 1554. Crown (Mary I) prevailed over Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk. Suffolk raised his banner in Leicestershire and marched on Coventry expecting support, but the town's gates were closed and defended against him; his following collapsed, he fled and hid (eventually found in a hollow tree/gamekeeper's cottage at Astley), was captured, tried for treason on 17 February 1554, and beheaded on Tower Hill on 23 February 1554.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Wyatt's Rebellion: Duke of Suffolk's Midlands Rising, 1554 lies on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Wyatt's Rebellion: Duke of Suffolk's Midlands Rising, 1554

Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church
Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 mi

Jewry Wall is a scheduled ancient monument in Leicester comprising substantial remains of a Roman bath house and palaestra, together with the foundations and lower courses of an Anglo-Saxon church built subsequently on the site. The Roman structures date to the second century AD and represent par…

Purusothaman / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Greyfriars, Leicester
Greyfriars, Leicester
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 mi

Greyfriars, Leicester is a Franciscan friary founded in the thirteenth century within the medieval town of Leicester. The site occupies an area in the town centre and preserves archaeological remains of the friary church and associated monastic buildings, which would have served the Franciscan co…

Hel-hama / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway
Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 mi

Leicester Castle is a Norman castle founded in the late eleventh century following the Norman Conquest, situated within the medieval town of Leicester. The Magazine Gateway is a substantial stone gatehouse forming part of the castle's defensive architecture, demonstrating the military engineering…

Richard Nevell / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
The 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave
The 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 mi

The 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave is a stone bridge crossing the River Soar in Leicestershire. Despite its name, the bridge dates from the medieval period rather than the Roman era, and comprises a multi-arch stone structure of considerable age. The bridge represents an important piece of local infras…

Tanya Dedyukhina / CC BY 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
The 'Roman' bridge, Aylestone
The 'Roman' bridge, Aylestone
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 mi

The 'Roman' bridge, Aylestone is a stone bridge crossing the River Soar in Leicestershire. Despite its traditional nomenclature suggesting Roman origins, the bridge is now understood to date from the medieval period, likely constructed during the 13th or 14th century. The structure comprises a si…

Simon Armstrong / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Packhorse bridge
Packhorse bridge
Scheduled monument · ~3 mi

Packhorse bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in Leicestershire, England, and forms part of the county's important heritage of communication infrastructure. The bridge dates to the medieval period and was constructed to facilitate the passage of packhorses and pedestrians across a watercour…

Simon Armstrong / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Leicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardens
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
The Raw Dykes Roman aqueduct
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
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