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Lincoln Killed at Stoke

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1487

John de la Pole Lincoln, 1st Earl16 June 1487

Stoke Field · House / House of Tudor

Lincoln is killed during the battle, removing one of the senior Yorkist nobles capable of organising resistance to the Tudor dynasty.

Names involved

John de la Pole Lincoln, 1st Earl

Provenance

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