John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford,, the second son of John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, and Elizabeth Howard, a first cousin of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, was one of the principal Lancastrian
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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
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford
…of the Roses. He was the principal commander of King Henry VII's army at the Battle of Bosworth Field, and again led Henry's troops to victory at the Battle of Stoke Field two years later. He became one of the great men of the King's regime. John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, was born on 8 September 1442, the second son…
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