Dictionary of Battles / From the Earliest Date to the Present Time

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Stoke (Lambert Simnel's Rebellion).

Fought June 16, 1487, between the royal troops, under Henry VII, and the rebels, under John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, who was aided by 2,000 German mercenaries, under Martin Schwarz. The King, whose force was superior in numbers, completely defeated the rebels, Simnel and all the rebel leaders being taken prisoners.