Medieval and Early Modern Maps

Maps: Battle of Tewkesbury

Maps of the Battle of Tewkesbury

The battle of Tewkesbury all but ended the Lancastrian cause in the Wars of the Roses. The Yorkist victory saw the Lancastrian Prince Edward slain, his mother Queen Margaret captured, and saw a host of leading commanders either dead on the battlefield, or execured shortly afterwards.

Maps of the Battle of Tewkesbury, 4 May 1471

Map of the battlefield at Tewkesbury
Map of the battlefield at Tewkesbury

 

A revised interpretative map of the Battle of Tewkesbury
A revised interpretative map of the Battle of Tewkesbury
The route taken to Tewkesbury
The route taken to Tewkesbury

Image Credits

From the Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
From the Tewkesbury Medieval Festival

Image credits

The first link also includes context maps and further information from The Battlefields Trust

1) Battlefields Trust https://www.battlefieldstrust.com/resource-centre/warsoftheroses/battleview.asp?BattleFieldId=45
2) Tewkesbury History Society https://tewkesburyhistory.org/A-Fresh-Look-at-the-Battle-of-Tewkesbury
3) Route to Tewkesbury, from the Richard III Society website https://richardiii.net/richard-iii-his-world/the-war-of-the-roses/the-battles/the-battle-of-tewkesbury/
4) https://www.tewkesburymedievalfestival.co.uk/projects-bedford

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