Events for Tuesday 4th May 2021
On This Day in History
Battle of Tewkesbury
4th May 1471On 4 May 1471 the forces of Lancaster under the Duke of Somerset and those of York under Edward IV clashed at Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire in one of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses.
Further Reading
Tewkesbury(Paperback - 160 pages)
by Steven J Goodchild
On 4 May 1471 the forces of Lancaster under the Duke of Somerset and those of York under Edward IV clashed at Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire in one of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses.
Edward's overwhelming victory secured for him the throne of… Read more...