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Battle of Stoke Field 1487

1487
Nottinghamshire, England
Also known as: Stoke Field 1487 · Battle of Stoke 1487
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Nottinghamshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Simnel rebels and German mercenaries
Forces
c.8,000 Simnel rebels with German Landsknecht mercenaries
VS
Victor
Henry VII
Forces
c.8,000 Royalists
Outcome
Yorkist pretender Lambert Simnel defeated; effectively last battle of the Wars of the Roses
The Battle

History & Significance

The royal victory at Stoke Field in 1487 crushed the last serious Yorkist challenge to Henry VIIs reign and ended the dynastic wars begun at St Albans in 1455.

Casualties & Losses

Thousands of rebel German and Irish mercenaries killed; John de la Pole killed

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Stoke Field 1487

Timber circle 430m north east of Stoke Fields Farm
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Bowl barrow 160m south east of Wharf Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Medieval settlement and remains of open fields immediately west of East Stoke village
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Site of Ad Pontem, Stoke by Newark
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Medieval village including monastic college, chapel, moat, fishponds, dovecote and open field system 200m south of Manor Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
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