Stoke Field Resources

The Battle of Stoke Field on 16 June 1487 may be considered the last battle of the Wars of the Roses. The Battle of Bosworth, two years previously, had established King Henry VII on the throne, ending the last period of Yorkist rule and initiating that of the Tudors. The Battle of Stoke Field was the decisive engagement in an attempt by leading Yorkists to unseat him in favour of the pretender Lambert Simnel.

Educational Resources

Download the classroom activities, documents, illustrations and maps:

• An Introduction to England in the 15th Century
• An Introduction to Medieval Warfare
• Medieval Battles – How Do We Know What Happened? An Introduction to Sources
• Shrewsbury People
• Shrewsbury Timeline
• Shrewsbury Walking Guide
• Specially commissioned Illustrations
• Maps
• Classroom Resources
• The Battle of Stoke Field 1487 – the story of the battle
• The Battle of Stoke Field Sequencing Task and Storyboard
• The Battle of Stoke Field – Source Investigation
• Why did Henry win the Battle of Stoke Field diamond 9
• Mystery Activity: Who was Lambert Simnel and what happened to him?
• Archaeology Worksheet
• Battlefield Memorial stone worksheet
• Mystery Object Worksheets
• Picture Source worksheets

Find out more

Visit the Battle of Stoke Field Resource Centre.