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Yorkshire Rebellion of 1489

1489
Yorkshire, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Yorkshire rebels
VS
Victor
Royal forces (Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, eventually restored order)
Outcome
Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, killed by rebels at Cock Lodge, Topcliffe on 28 April 1489 while attempting to enforce collection of the parliamentary tax subsidy for the Brittany campaign; Henry VII sent an army of around 8,000 under the Earl of Surrey, the rebellion collapsed, rebel leader John a Chambre was hanged for treason, and the rebels were ultimately pardoned; no further tax was collected from the region.
The Battle

History & Significance

Yorkshire Rebellion of 1489 was a Tudor skirmish, fought at Yorkshire, England in 1489. Royal forces (Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, eventually restored order) prevailed over Yorkshire rebels. Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, killed by rebels at Cock Lodge, Topcliffe on 28 April 1489 while attempting to enforce collection of the parliamentary tax subsidy for the Brittany campaign; Henry VII sent an army of around 8,000 under the Earl of Surrey, the rebellion collapsed, rebel leader John a Chambre was hanged for treason, and the rebels were ultimately pardoned; no further tax was collected from the region.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Yorkshire Rebellion of 1489 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 Yorkshire Rebellion of 1489

Topcliffe Bridge
Topcliffe Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 mi

Topcliffe Bridge is a stone bridge crossing the River Swale near the village of Topcliffe in North Yorkshire. The bridge dates from the medieval period and represents an important crossing point on a historically significant route through the Vale of York. Its construction and continued use refle…

David Rogers / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Thirsk Castle: a motte and bailey castle
Thirsk Castle: a motte and bailey castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 mi

Thirsk Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork located near Thirsk in North Yorkshire, England. The castle was established in the Norman period following the conquest of 1066, representing typical early Norman military settlement in the north of England. The monument consists of a substantial moun…

Bill Boaden / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Middleton Quernhow Hall
Middleton Quernhow Hall
Scheduled monument · ~4.4 mi

Middleton Quernhow Hall is a moated site located in Yorkshire, England, representing a form of medieval settlement and defensive organisation characteristic of the medieval period. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a defensive feature that was widely adopted during the medieval centuries, pa…

David Rogers / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Upsall Castle: a quadrangular castle
Upsall Castle: a quadrangular castle
Scheduled monument · ~6 mi

Upsall Castle is a quadrangular castle situated in North Yorkshire, England. The castle dates from the medieval period and represents a substantial fortified residence of its era. Its quadrangular plan, characteristic of later medieval defensive architecture, demonstrates the sophisticated design…

Frank Glover / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Deserted village
Deserted village
Scheduled monument · ~6.4 mi

Deserted medieval village is a monument in Yorkshire, England, representing settlement abandonment during the late medieval period. The site preserves earthwork remains typical of nucleated village settlement, including ridge and furrow field systems, house platforms, and trackways that document…

Wayside cross known as Cooper Cross on Sutton Bank
Wayside cross known as Cooper Cross on Sutton Bank
Scheduled monument · ~7.4 mi

Cooper Cross is a wayside cross located on Sutton Bank in Yorkshire. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of roadside cross that would have served both practical and spiritual functions for travellers in the region. The cross stands as evidence of the established rout…

John S Turner / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Sand Hutton Cross boundary cross 600m north east of the Old Vicarage
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Maiden Bower and Cock Lodge: a motte and bailey castle, moated site, windmill mound and associated linear outwork
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
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