Battle of Stoke Field 1487

Battle of Stoke Field 1487 is shown as a battlefield on the public map of Newark and Sherwood. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.

The Battle of Stoke Field was fought on 16 June 1487 between the forces of King Henry VII and a rebel army led by Lambert Simnel, who was proclaimed King of England as Edward VI. The Tudor forces won a decisive victory, ending the last major Yorkist challenge to Henry VII's rule and securing his hold on the throne.