Bigod's rebellion

Bigod's rebellion
Part of European wars of religion
and the English Reformation
Date16 January – 10 February 1537
Location
Result Royal victory; execution of many rebels
Belligerents
English Catholics[citation needed]  Kingdom of England
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of England King Henry VIII
Casualties and losses
216 executed

Bigod's rebellion of January 1537 was an armed rebellion by English Catholics in Cumberland and Westmorland against King Henry VIII of England and the English Parliament. It was led by Sir Francis Bigod, of Settrington in the East Riding of Yorkshire.


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