Rising of the North

Rising of the North
Date November 9, 1569 – January 21, 1570 Location Northern England Result Elizabethan victory Elizabeth's authority strengthened Aristocracy of the North weakened
Belligerents
Partisans of Mary, Queen of Scots Northern English Catholics	Elizabeth I of England English and Welsh Protestants Scottish Protestants
Commanders and leaders
Earl of Westmorland Earl of Northumberland  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.