The Battle of Tewkesbury, which took place on 4 May 1471, was one of the 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 or was murdered shortly after the battle. Tewkesbury restored political stability to England until the death of Edward IV in 1483. Background The term Wars of the Roses refers to the informal heraldic badges of the two rival houses of Lancaster and York, which had been contending for the English throne since the late 1450s. In 1461 the Yorkist claimant, Edward, Earl of March, was proclaimed King Edward IV and defeated the supporters of the weak, intermittently insane Lancastrian King Henry VI
La Batalla de Tewkesbury, que tuvo lugar el 4 de mayo de 1471, fue una de las batallas decisivas de las Guerras de las Rosas en Inglaterra. El rey Eduardo IV y sus fuerzas leales a la Casa de York derrotaron completamente a las de la casa rival de Lancaster. El heredero de Lancaster al trono, Edward de Westminster, príncipe de Gales, y muchos nobles prominentes de Lancaster fueron asesinados durante la batalla o ejecutados. El rey de Lancaster, Henry VI, que era un prisionero en la Torre de Londres, murió o fue asesinado poco después de la batalla. Tewburykes restauró la estabilidad política a Inglaterra hasta la muerte de Edward IV en 1483.