# Battle of Stoke Field (1487)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1487-battle-of-stoke-field
Categories: battle

Henry VII defeated a Yorkist army supporting the pretender Lambert Simnel. Within the broader Tudor Britain period, dynastic consolidation, Reformation, closer incorporation of Wales and Ireland, and rivalry with Catholic Europe transformed the state. This event is placed at 16 June 1487 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The battle is often regarded as the final major engagement of the Wars of the Roses.

## Why it matters
The battle is often regarded as the final major engagement of the Wars of the Roses.

Ruler at the time: [Henry VII](https://english-history.com/rulers/henry-vii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Battle of Stoke Field](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Battle+of+Stoke+Field&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Battle of Stoke Field](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Battle+of+Stoke+Field)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281000%E2%80%931499%29)
- [The National Archives — early modern education resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)