The Tewkesbury Battlefield Society is a group of interested people who want to preserve, promote and interpret the history, archaeology and natural history of the sites associated with the battle for the present and future generations. The battle was fought on 4th May 1471 between the Yorkist and the Lancastrian armies: "The Kynge apprailed hymslfe, and all his hooste set in good array: ordeined three wards: displayed his bannars: dyd blowe up the trompets: commytted his caws and qwarell to Almyghty God, to owr most blessyd lady his mother: Vyrgyn Mary, the glorious Seint George, and all the saynts: and advaunced, directly upon his enemyes: approachinge to thier filde, which was strongly in a marvaylows strong grownd pyght, full difficult to be assayled." The Yorkists triumphed and 2,000 Lancastrians were slaughered. The location of the 2,000 bodies is unknown but is believed to be somewhere within the battlefield area.