battle of Tewkesbury

Noun

Meaning

the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Tewkesbury

Examples

At the Battle of Tewkesbury, Edward IV crushed this last Lancastrian army. Source: Internet

J. Thomas Looney found John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford is "hardly mentioned except to be praised" in Henry VI, Part Three ; the play ahistorically depicts him participating in the Battle of Tewkesbury and being captured. Source: Internet

Margaret was forced to lead her own army at the Battle of Tewkesbury on 4 May 1471, at which the Lancastrian forces were defeated and her seventeen-year-old son was killed. Source: Internet

With Warwick dead, Edward eliminated the remaining Lancastrian resistance at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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