Historical place archive

Stoke Field in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Stoke Field in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1487–1487

Historical events in Stoke Field

1487

16 June 1487
Arrest of Lambert Simnel
Henry VII · Wars of the Roses

Lambert Simnel is captured after the Yorkist defeat at Stoke Field and is later taken into royal service.

16 June 1487
Battle of Stoke Field
Henry VII · Wars of the Roses

Henry's army defeats the Yorkist rising built around Lambert Simnel; the Earl of Lincoln is killed.

Provenance

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