Rebellion

A rebellion is an organized uprising against a sovereign or liege, with the goal of overthrowing the established authority. Some rebellions are fought to seize control of a throne, or to gain independence.
In the Kingdom of The North, it is considered a serious crime and an act of treason and oathbreaking.
== Major Rebellions ==
* During Barden's Foundation Wars, many Marshes, and Southlander Lords rose up in rebellion against their oppressive lieges - House Syder and House Highhand, respectively. They sided with King Barden and House Boyce and joined the Kingdom of The North. The foremost of the rebels, Deron Durham of Arkridge, was named Warden of The South by Barden after the extinction of the Highhands and Lord Camren Rush of Marshhold was named Lord Protector of the Marshes after the establishment of the Marshes.
* The First Daradon Rebellion was a rebellion against House Boyce, launched by House Daradon who were former Kings of Field and Grain in the Southlands. They believed that Barden's son Joros would be too weak to stop the rebellion but the second Boyce King crushed the Daradons and forced them to bend the knee. There was also a Second Daradon Rebellion during the reign of King Barden II, fought for the same reasons but the Second Rebellion was not nearly as bloody or as long as the first as the Daradons had very little legitimacy at this stage and House Ross was far too powerful for any houses to side with the Daradons. It ended with King Barden marrying the daughter of the Daradon pretender, Harald Daradon, who relinquished any claims to the southern throne after that.
*The Summer Rebellion of 215 AF was a rebellion led by Prince Ronan Boyce to depose his brother, King Bradyn I Boyce, due to his alliance with the Faith and extreme zealousness. The zealous King had surrounded himself with religious extremists and the rebellion began because he removed the Bear Throne - the symbol of centuries of Boyce rule - and replaced it with the Throne of The Four. Ronan proclaimed himself as King and led several high Lords to the Great Hall to capture the castle, arrest the King and the High Adepton and the zealots. Due to the way Ronan I ceased the throne, he is sometimes called the "Usurper" by those particularly more zealous than others.
* The War of The Bears was a major uprising by Lords loyal to Prince Kaegan in order to bring an end to the tyrannical reign of King Dannis. It is considered as a civil war but began with a rebellion of the Lords of the Lake after King Dannis attempted to kill Kaegan, his family and those Lords he viewed as traitors and loyal to his brother. Dannis sealed his fate with the Massacre of Newcastle, turning House Carlisle and the North against the Royalists and it ended with the Siege of Newcastle by the Rebels, the death of King Dannis and the coronation of his brother as Kaegan III Boyce.
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