Battle of Stoke Field
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The Battle of Stoke Field, which took place at East Stoke, Nottinghamshire, on 16 June 1487, may be considered the last battle of the Wars of the Roses, since it was the last major engagement between
The last stand of Schwarz and his Germans (illustration by Henry Marriott Paget, c. 191̥0)
The top of Rampire Hill, the Yorkist position at the start of the battle
Part of the battlefield at ground level
Francis Lovell, 9th Baron Lovell, 6th Baron Holand, later 1st Viscount Lovell, KG was an English nobleman who was an ally of King Richard III during the War of the Roses. Sir William Catesby, Sir Rich
Battle of Stoke Field
…under the commander Martin Schwartz. Lincoln was joined by a number of rebel English lords at Mechelen, in particular Richard III's loyal supporter, Lord Lovell, Sir Richard Harleston, the former governor of Jersey and Thomas David, a captain of the English garrison at Calais. The Yorkists decided to sail to…
Plaque to Francis Lovell at Mottram in Longdendale, now in Greater Manchester. The date of his death is unknown, and may have been after 1487.
Spire of All Hallows' Church, Gedling