Battle of Tewkesbury

Battle of Tewkesbury
	Part of the Wars of the Roses
	; The battle depicted in a Ghent manuscript
Date	4 May 1471
Location	Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England51°59′11″N 2°9′41″W
Result	Yorkist victory
Belligerents
House of York	House of Lancaster
Commanders and leaders
Edward IV; Richard, Duke of Gloucester; William Hastings, Baron Hastings;	Prince Edward †; Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset ; John Courtenay, Earl of Devon †; John Wenlock, Baron Wenlock †;
Strength
5,000–6,000 men	Approx. 6,000 men
Casualties and losses
Unknown	2,000
	Location within England

The Battle of Tewkesbury, which took place on 4 May 1471, was one of the most decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses in England.

King Edward IV and his forces loyal to the House of York completely defeated those of the rival House of Lancaster. The Lancastrian heir to the throne, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, and many prominent Lancastrian nobles were killed during the battle or executed. The Lancastrian king, Henry VI, who was a prisoner in the Tower of London, died shortly after the battle, perhaps murdered. Tewkesbury restored political stability to England until the death of Edward IV in 1483.

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