BattlefieldsOxford Tower of London Imprisonment 1474
Medieval

Oxford Tower of London Imprisonment 1474

1474
Greater London, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Greater London, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford
Forces
Yorkist forces under Edward IV
VS
Victor
Edward IV (Yorkist)
Forces
Oxford
Outcome
Oxford imprisoned at Hammes; Lancastrian military resistance effectively ended until Tudor landing 1485
The Battle

History & Significance

John de Vere Earl of Oxford, the most committed surviving Lancastrian leader after Tewkesbury, was captured after his capitulation at St Michael's Mount in 1473 and imprisoned in the Tower and then Hammes Castle in Calais. His imprisonment removed the last active Lancastrian military commander until his release by Henry Tudor in 1485.

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