Stafford and Lovell rebellion

Stafford and Lovell rebellion
Part of the Wars of the Roses
Date 23 April – 14 May 1486 Location Yorkshire, England Result Tudor victory
Belligerents
House of Tudor (Lancastrian)	House of York
Commanders and leaders
Henry VII Duke of Bedford Sir Richard Edgcumbe Sir John Savage	Viscount Lovell Sir Humphrey Stafford Thomas Stafford

The Stafford and Lovell rebellion was the first armed uprising against King Henry VII after he won the crown at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. The uprising was led by Francis Lovell, Viscount Lovell, along with Sir Humphrey Stafford and Thomas Stafford, brothers from Grafton, Worcestershire. The uprising occurred during Eastertime 1486.^[1]