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Battle of Stoke Field

Type Event Region Europe Time 1487

On June 16, 1487, Henry VII's forces routed Lambert Simnel and his Yorkist supporters near East Stoke in Nottinghamshire;…

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  1. 1487Ireland to northern England · YorkshireLambert Simnel was proclaimed heir to the Yorkist throne in Ireland, gaining support from Yorkist nobles including the Countess of Warwick, and led German and Irish mercenaries across the sea to invade England.
  2. 1487Stoke Field · NottinghamshireHenry VII ordered the Earl of Oxford to lead the royal army in pursuit, engaging the rebels in a decisive battle near East Stoke. The royal army used archery and positional advantage to rout the Yorkists, inflicting heavy casualties.
  3. 1487England · EnglandThe rebel leaders were captured or killed, and Simnel was pardoned by Henry VII and taken into the royal household as a servant. The Yorkist path of challenging Tudor rule by military means was essentially cut off, and the Wars of the Roses entered their final phase.

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