Battle of Tewkesbury: York Destroys Lancaster, Wars of the Roses Near End
Edward IV's Yorkist forces destroyed a Lancastrian army at Tewkesbury and killed Edward, Prince of Wales, on the battlefield, effectively ending the Lancastrian claim to the English throne. The victory secured Edward's grip on the crown and ushered in twelve years of relative stability before the Wars of the Roses reignited under Richard III.
May 4, 1471
555 years ago
Key Figures & Places
Edward IV of England
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Prince of Wales
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Wars of the Roses
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House of Lancaster
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Battle of Tewkesbury
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Edward of Westminster
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Edward IV
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House of Lancaster
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House of York
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Prince of Wales
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Wars of the Roses
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Henry VI of England
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Margaret of Anjou
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Battle of Tewkesbury
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Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
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Edmund Beaufort (died 1471)
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1453
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Geschichte Englands
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