Battle of East Stoke

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battle military engagement

The Battle of East Stoke was a decisive 1487 engagement in the Wars of the Roses, often considered the last major battle of the conflict, in which Henry VII’s forces defeated Yorkist rebels supporting the pretender Lambert Simnel.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Stoke Field NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Lambert Simnel’s claim to the English throne ⓘ early Tudor period ⓘ
belligerent	Burgundian mercenaries ⓘ Irish Yorkist forces ⓘ Kingdom of England under Henry VII NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkist rebels ⓘ supporters of Lambert Simnel ⓘ
casualties	heavy Yorkist casualties ⓘ significant losses among Irish troops ⓘ
combatantSide	Tudor forces ⓘ Yorkist pretender forces ⓘ
commander	Henry VII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Schwartz NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
date	1487-06-16 ⓘ
describedAs	last major battle of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
era	late 15th century ⓘ
followedBy	consolidation of Henry VII’s rule ⓘ
historicalCategory	15th-century battle in Europe ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Tudor England NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	East Stoke NERFINISHED ⓘ Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ near Newark-on-Trent ⓘ
notableDeath	John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Schwartz NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh NERFINISHED ⓘ
outcome	capture and later pardon of Lambert Simnel ⓘ
partOf	Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalConsequence	strengthening of Henry VII’s legitimacy ⓘ weakening of Yorkist claimant networks ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Bosworth Field NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Tudor victory ⓘ decisive victory for Henry VII ⓘ
significance	ended serious Yorkist military resistance to Henry VII ⓘ secured the Tudor dynasty ⓘ
supportedPretender	Lambert Simnel NERFINISHED ⓘ
tacticalFeature	fighting on high ground near the River Trent ⓘ
year	1487 ⓘ

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Battle of Stoke Field → alsoKnownAs → Battle of East Stoke ⓘ