After a series of Yorkist victories from January–February 1461 , Edward claimed Statement the throne on 4 March 1461 , and the last serious Lancastrian resistance ended Process_end at the decisive Battle of Towton .

Edward was thus unopposed as the first Yorkist king of England , as Edward IV .

Fortunes changed Change many times as the Yorkist and Lancastrian forces exchanged victories throughout 1469–70 ( and Edward was even captured for a time in 1469 ) .

Shortly after Henry took the throne , the Earl of Lincoln , a Yorkist sympathizer , put forward Lambert Simnel as an imposter Richard of York , younger brother of Edward V. Lincoln 's forces were defeated Conquering , and he was killed Killing at the Battle of Stoke Field on 16 June 1487 , bringing a close to the Wars of the Roses .