Historical place archive

Stoke-on-Trent in History

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

2 records1 event labels2 people1487–1487

Historical events in Stoke-on-Trent

1487

16 June 1487
Battle of Stoke-on-Trent
Lambert Simnel · Wars of the Roses

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

16 June 1487
Battle of Stoke-on-Trent
Pole · Wars of the Roses

Supports Simnels plot for the throne but is killed in battle

Provenance

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