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Lambert Simnel and Stoke Field

East Stoke, Nottinghamshire

A boy crowned king in Dublin, who ended up turning the spit in the royal kitchens.

In 1487 plotters claimed a ten-year-old boy, Lambert Simnel, was the Earl of Warwick, a true heir to the throne. He was crowned in Dublin, and an army invaded England.

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When
16 June 1487
Where
53.0600, -0.8200
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A battlefield trail runs around East Stoke. The Red Gutter is said to mark where the fleeing rebels died.

Cover of Guy Fawkes: Traitor or Faithful? by Cale Mills
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