Prayer Book Rebellion (1549)

Timeline

1. 1549Bodmin · CornwallCornish and Devonian people, angered by the enforced English prayer book and the suppression of traditional parish rites, gathered in protest; at Bodmin and elsewhere this quickly escalated into armed rebellion, with demands including the restoration of Catholic worship.
2. 1549Exeter · DevonThe rebels besieged Exeter for weeks, and royal forces engaged them at Fennybridge and elsewhere. Government forces initially suffered setbacks but later received reinforcements and turned the tide.
3. 1549Sidmouth · DevonRoyal forces defeated the main rebel forces in succession at Sidmouth, Launceston, and Stoke; rebel leaders were captured or executed, and government control was restored in the southwest.