The Rising of the North green plaque

This green commemorative plaque records: The Rising of the North In November 1569, hundreds of rebels assembled in this Market Place with the aim of re-establishing Catholic worship in the North. They swiftly captured Barnard Castle on the River Tees and widely reinstated the Mass, but by January the rebellion had failed and great numbers had been hanged here and elsewhere as traitors. Recorded plaque organisation: Ripon Civic Society.

The Rising of the North was a significant Catholic rebellion against Elizabeth I's rule in 1569, aiming to restore Catholicism in Northern England; it ultimately failed, leading to severe reprisals and executions.