Edmund Beaufort Duke of Somerset commanded the Lancastrian army at Tewkesbury on 4 May 1471 and ordered the disastrous advance from the defensive position behind the Swilgate and hedges. The Yorkist force under Edward IV, Gloucester and Clarence overwhelmed the Lancastrian force in detail. Somerset was captured, tried and beheaded. His death ended the Beaufort male line.
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