Northern Rebellion ended by defeat of the rebel army in Cumberland

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.03: English Writing and Culture: Renaissance (Elizabethan and Jacobean periods) , 1485-1625.
Vol. editors: William M. Hamlin (Washington State University), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University), Ema Vyroubalova (Trinity College Dublin)

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Civil Wars, Revolutions and Insurrections

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Date of occurrence 1570-02-20

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England (Location)

The Northern Rebellion ends in failure when Leonard Dacre's rebel army is defeated by Lord Hunsdon at a battle near Naworth in Cumberland. The leaders flee to Scotland, but Northumberland is captured two years later and brought to York, where he is executed.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Northern Rebellion ended by defeat of the rebel army in Cumberland". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15100, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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