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Battle of Stoke-on-Trent

England · Warfare / Wars of the Roses. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1487Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1487

Pole Lincoln, 1st16 June 1487

Stoke-on-Trent · Warfare / Wars of the Roses

Supports Simnels plot for the throne but is killed in battle

Lambert Simnel16 June 1487

Stoke-on-Trent · Warfare / Wars of the Roses

The Yorkist pretender is defeated, he is sent to work in the Royal kitchens. Defeat ends the war

Names involved

Lambert SimnelPole Lincoln, 1st

Provenance

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