Bosworth Field, Battle of
- Bosworth Field, Battle of
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(
Aug. 22, 1485) Final battle in the English Wars of the
Roses.
It was fought between the forces of King
Richard III of York and the contender for the crown, Henry Tudor (
later Henry VII) of Lancaster. The battle occurred when Henry returned from exile, landing with an army at Milford Haven and meeting Richard's forces 12 mi (19 km) west of Leicester. The king's men were defeated and put to flight, and Richard was unhorsed and killed in a bog (a scene depicted in
William Shakespeare's
Richard III). The battle established the
Tudor dynasty on the English throne.
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▪ English history
(
Aug. 22, 1485), battle in the English Wars of the Roses,
fought 12 miles (19 km) west of Leicester and 3 miles (5 km) south of Market Bosworth, between the forces of the Yorkist King
Richard III and the Lancastrian contender for the crown, Henry Tudor (the
future Henry VII). It was in effect the last battle of the wars, and it established the Tudor dynasty on the English throne. Henry, returning from exile, landed at Milford Haven (August 7) and marched toward Richard at Leicester. Early on August 22 Richard's army reached a superior position on Ambien Hill. Richard's ally, John Howard, Duke of Norfolk, was killed in the initial skirmish. Though called to the area by the king, Thomas, Lord Stanley (later 1st Earl of Derby), and Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, failed to assist the Yorkists in battle. When Richard moved against Henry Tudor, Sir William Stanley, brother of Lord Stanley who had privately pledged support for Henry, attacked Richard's flank. The Yorkist army melted away, while Richard, preferring death, was unhorsed and killed in the bog.
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