Battle of Stoke Field - 1487

Battle of Stoke Field - 1487

House of York: John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, Colonel Martin Schwartz

House of Lancaster: Henry VII of England, John de Vere, Earl of Oxford, Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford

Result: Lancastrian victory

Location: East Stoke

The Battle of Stoke Field (16 June 1487) may be considered the last battle of the Wars of the Roses, since it was the last engagement in which a Lancastrian king faced an army of Yorkist supporters, under the pretender Lambert Simnel. (Many historians, however, consider the Battle of Bosworth, two years previously, as the last real battle in the Wars of the Roses.) Despite being the final major conflict between York and Lancaster (Tudor), it was one of the costliest in terms of life, as there was a mutual agreement that there would be a policy of no quarter for those left standing.