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Jul 19, 1998 · Battle of Bosworth Field, effectively the last battle (August 22, 1485) in the English Wars of the Roses, in which Henry Tudor defeated Richard III.
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Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by an alliance of Lancastrians and disaffected Yorkists. Their leader Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, became the first English monarch of the Tudor dynasty by his victory and subsequent marriage to a Yorkist princess.
- 22 August 1485
- The Wars of The Roses
- The Opposing Armies
- Battle Lines
- Richard's Glorious Death
- Aftermath
When Edward IV of England (r. 1461-1470 CE & 1471-1483 CE) died unexpectedly on 9 April 1483 CE, his young son became king. Edward V of England (r. Apr-Jun 1483 CE) was only 12 years of age and so he had a regent, his uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester. The duke, given the title Lord High Protector of the Realm, imprisoned Edward and his younger bro...
On 1 August 1485 CE, the Wars of the Roses reached boiling point when Henry Tudor set off from Brittany and landed with an army of French mercenaries at Milford Haven in South Wales, a force perhaps no bigger than 2,000-3,000 men and including only around 400-500 Englishmen. Henry's army swelled in numbers over the next week as it marched through W...
Henry's force met the king's army at Market Bosworth, a small village near Leicester on 22 August 1485 CE. The king's army, which had arrived first, had formed at the top of Ambian Hill with Richard himself in command and wearing his battle crown and royal arms. The spot commanded the whole battlefield and had the added advantage of marshland prote...
The king fought bravely and perhaps a little foolishly in his efforts to kill Henry Tudor with his own sword. Richard, although managing to strike down Henry's standard-bearer, had his horse cut from under him - hence, Shakespeare's famous line "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!" (Act 5, Scene IV). The king was killed when Sir William Stanl...
The dead king's body was slung across the back of a mule and displayed, naked except for a piece of cloth, in the Church of Saint Mary in Newarke near the battleground and then buried at Greyfriars Abbey, Leicester. In 2012 CE archaeologists in Leicester excavated the site where they believed the ruins of Greyfriars Abbey were buried. Digging down ...
- Mark Cartwright
Feb 9, 2010 · Learn about the last major battle of the War of the Roses, where King Richard III was defeated and killed by Henry Tudor in 1485. Find out how Henry became King Henry VII and ended the civil war.
Aug 22, 2017 · Learn about the historical events and significance of the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses and established the Tudor dynasty in England. Find out how Henry Tudor defeated Richard III, who was killed in the battle, and how Henry married Elizabeth of York to unite the houses of York and Lancaster.
The Battle of Bosworth Field, fought on August 22, 1485, was a turning point in English history, a clash that not only ended the life of a king but also brought a definitive conclusion to the Wars of the Roses.
Learn how the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 ended the Plantagenet dynasty and brought the Tudors to power in England. Discover the international dimension of the conflict and the role of France, Brittany and Burgundy.
