battle of Tewkesbury


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Noun1.battle of Tewkesbury - the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians
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England - a division of the United Kingdom
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1471 - Battle of Tewkesbury, final battle between Houses of Lancaster and York: Prince of Wales, Edward of Westminster killed and King Edward IV restored to his throne.
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1471: The Yorkists defeated the Lancastrians at the Battle of Tewkesbury in the War of the Roses.
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It's just undergone a PS9million refurbishment but the plot itself remains steeped in history, having been built on the site of the 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury - one of the key clashes in the War of the Roses.
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Edward IV had recently regained the throne, securing it at the Battle of Tewkesbury just a month earlier.
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ONTHIS DAY 1471: The Yorkists defeated the Lancastrians at the Battle of Tewkesbury in the War of the Roses.
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He spent much of the next ten years suppressing Lancastrian rebellions but in 1471 he won the decisive Battle of Tewkesbury, after which Henry VI was murdered.
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Battle of Tewkesbury During the War of the Roses the Yorkists and Lancastrians fought in a field at the rear of the Abbey (a must for battle buffs).
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