Rising of the North

Rising of the North
DateNovember 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
9,000 22,000

The Rising of the North of 1569, also called the Revolt of the Northern Earls, Northern Rebellion or the Rebellion of the Earls, 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.

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