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The final major confrontation that led to the conclusion of the War of Roses was the Battle of Stoke Field. Taking place on June 16th, 1487 near the town Newark in Nottinghamshire, Yorkist forces attempted to unseat the recently crowned King Henry VII. The Lancastrian King Henry VII had already defeated Yorkist King Richard III two years prior at the Battle of Bosworth, but bitter Yorkists led by the Earl of Lincoln sought to wrest control from...