Crossing the battlefield on the Battlefield Trail
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Crossing the battlefield on the Battlefield Trail
Image: © John M Taken: 8 Jul 2017
The Battle of Tewkesbury on 4th May 1471 was the decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses when the army of Margaret of Anjou (for Henry VI) was beaten by Lancastrian King Edward IV. The large site is threatened by housing development.
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Image Location
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-2.160705