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Battle of Stoke Field — Simnel Rebellion Context 1487

1487
Nottinghamshire, England
Also known as: Lambert Simnel lands in England 1487 · Simnel march from Dublin
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Nottinghamshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Lambert Simnel and Lincoln
Forces
Henry VII c.12000
VS
Victor
Henry VII
Forces
Lincoln and Simnel with c.8000 Irish kerne and German Landsknechts
Outcome
Simnel's Irish and Flemish force landed in Lancashire marched to Newark; defeated at Stoke Field; Simnel captured and made a servant in royal kitchens
The Battle

History & Significance

Stoke Field 1487 is sometimes regarded as the last battle of the Wars of the Roses; the decisive Yorkist defeat ended serious Plantagenet pretender threats for a generation

Casualties & Losses

Earl of Lincoln killed; c.4000 German and Irish mercenaries killed

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Stoke Field — Simnel Rebellion Context 1487

Castle Hill
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Settlement site at Morton
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Medieval settlement and remains of open fields immediately west of East Stoke village
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
Archbishop's Palace
Scheduled monument · ~3 miles
Roman villa complex and Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Southwell
Scheduled monument · ~3 miles
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