Rising of the North

Rising of the North
DateNovember 9, 1569 – January 21, 1570
Location
Result

Elizabethan victory

  • Elizabeth's authority strengthened
  • Aristocracy of the North weakened
Belligerents
Scotland Partisans of Mary, Queen of Scots

England Northern English Catholics
England Elizabeth I of England

England English and Welsh Protestants
Scotland Scottish Protestants
Commanders and leaders

Earl of Westmorland
Earl of Northumberland Executed
Countess of Westmorland Countess of Northumberland (1538-1596)

Aftermath:
Leonard Dacre
Earl of Sussex
Baron Clinton
Earl of Warwick
Aftermath:
Baron Hunsdon
Strength
4,600 7,000

The Rising of the North of 1569, also called the Revolt of the Northern Earls or Northern Rebellion, was an unsuccessful attempt by Catholic nobles from Northern England to depose Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.