King Henry had the Staffords forcibly removed from the abbey on the night of 14 May by 60 armed men led by his knight Sir John Savage, who had commanded the left flank of his army at the Battle of Bosworth.
King Henry had the Staffords forcibly ejected from the monastery on the night of May 14th by a band of 60 heavily armed men, led by his trusted knight Sir John Savage, who had been instrumental in Henry's triumph at the Battle of Bosworth Field.