Battle of Bosworth 1485

Local nameBattle of Bosworth 1485
LocationEast Midlands, UK

The Battle of Bosworth or Bosworth Field was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York that extended across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on Monday 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. His opponent Richard III, the last king of the House of York, was killed during the battle, the last English monarch to die in combat. Historians consider Bosworth Field to mark the end of the Plantagenet dynasty, making it one of the defining moments of English history.

Richard's reign began in 1483 when he seized the throne from his twelve-year-old nephew Edward V.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field

Address CV13 6, United Kingdom

Coordinates 52°34'36.584" N -1°26'24.256" E

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