#OTD
16th June 1487
The Battle of Stoke Field took place.

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Where better to eat a slice of simnel cake than on Piel Island, Cumbria, scene of a landing in 1487 by a certain Yorkist pretender to the throne?

The castle there's well worth a visit, even though you have to take a boat to get to it.

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