Bloody Meadow

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Site of Battle of Tewkesbury, 1471. This was the last battle in the Wars of the Roses, ending in a resounding defeat for the Yorkists.

Edward IV's victory and the death of Henry VI’s son and heir, shortly followed by Henry’s own death and Queen Margaret’s imprisonment, destroyed hopes of a Lancastrian succession and led to fourteen years peace.

It is reenacted each year at the Tewkesbury Medieval Festival.
www.tewkesburymedievalfestival.org/
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Coordinates:   51°59'4"N   2°10'12"W
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