Battle of Tewkesbury

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The Battle of Tewkesbury was a decisive 1471 clash in the Wars of the Roses in which the Yorkists crushed the Lancastrians, securing Edward IV’s throne and paving the way for Richard III’s rise.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
aftermath killing of Lancastrian nobles after the battle ⓘ
sanctuary sought by Lancastrians in Tewkesbury Abbey ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle at Tewkesbury ⓘ
associatedWith Edward IV of England ⓘ
House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
Richard III of England ⓘ
belligerent House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
cause continuation of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
dynastic struggle for the English throne ⓘ
combatant Lancastrians ⓘ
linked to: Lancastrian forces

Yorkists ⓘ
linked to: House of York
combatantStrength Yorkist army larger than Lancastrian army ⓘ
commander Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset ⓘ
Edward IV of England ⓘ
Prince Edward of Westminster ⓘ
Queen Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
Richard, Duke of Gloucester ⓘ
conflict Wars of the Roses ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 1471-05-04 ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy execution of Lancastrian leaders ⓘ
mopping-up of Lancastrian resistance ⓘ
genre medieval pitched battle ⓘ
historicalPeriod 15th century ⓘ
location England ⓘ
Gloucestershire ⓘ
Tewkesbury ⓘ
notableDeath Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset ⓘ
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales ⓘ
John Courtenay, 15th Earl of Devon ⓘ
partOf Wars of the Roses ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Barnet ⓘ
result consolidation of Edward IV’s rule ⓘ
decisive Yorkist victory ⓘ
defeat of the Lancastrians ⓘ
significance crippled the Lancastrian cause ⓘ
one of the last major battles of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
paved the way for Richard III’s rise ⓘ
secured Edward IV’s throne ⓘ
theatre English mainland ⓘ
year 1471 ⓘ

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Richard III of England → battle → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Wars of the Roses → majorBattle → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Edward IV of England → battle → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
House of Lancaster → finalDefeat → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
House of York → notableEvent → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Battle of Bosworth Field → precededBy → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Tewkesbury → hasEvent → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Tewkesbury → notableFor → Battle of Tewkesbury 1471 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tewkesbury
Margaret of Anjou → battle → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Margaret of Anjou → capturedAt → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Battle of Barnet → followedBy → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Battle of Tewkesbury → alsoKnownAs → Battle at Tewkesbury ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tewkesbury
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby → notableEvent → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Anne Neville → notableEvent → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales → battle → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Cousins' War → significantBattle → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Cousins' War → hasPart → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Jasper Tudor → participatedIn → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Henry VI, Part 3 → featuresHistoricalEvent → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
House of Stanley → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Thomas, Lord Stanley → battle → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Tewkesbury Museum → focusesOn → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Tewkesbury Museum → topic → Battle of Tewkesbury (1471) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival → mainTheme → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival → associatedWith → Battle of Tewkesbury battlefield ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tewkesbury
Lancastrian forces → notableBattle → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Margaret of Anjou → capturedAt → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
subject linked to: Queen Margaret of Anjou
Margaret of Anjou → battle → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
subject linked to: Queen Margaret of Anjou
Richard, Duke of Gloucester → battle → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Prince Edward of Westminster → killedIn → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Yorkist forces → foughtIn → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
George Plantagenet → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Edward, Earl of March → notableEvent → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Anthony Wydeville → militaryConflict → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Neville family → involvedInConflict → Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ