Battle of Bosworth Field

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 and Wales in the latter half of the 15th century. 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 Welsh monarch of England from the Tudor dynasty by his victory and subsequent marriage to the de facto Yorkist heiress, Elizabeth of York. His opponent Richard III, the last king of the House of York, was killed during the battle, the last English monarch to fall in battle. Historians consider Bosworth Field to mark the end of the Plantagenet dynasty, making it one of the defining moments of English history.

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Battle of Bosworth; bitva u Bosworthu (1485 : Bosworth, Anglie)
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"Battle of Bosworth Field" by Philip James de Loutherbourg

Het lijk van Richard III, koning van Engeland, gevonden op het slagveld van Bosworth, 1485, RP-T-1898-A-4040

Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth by Abraham (Abram) Cooper

Crowning Henry VII

Richard III and the Ghosts. William Blake. c,1806.

"Battle of Bosworth Field" by Philip James de Loutherbourg

Battle of Bosworth Field

Bosworth battle

Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth

Battle of Bosworth Field

• The Battle of Bosworth Field - episode of In Our Time, English, 2012, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
timelineTypesevent
timelineArrayArray
area	region	527	Kingdom of Mercia		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1266	Siege of Kenilworth	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1322	Battle of Burton Bridge	battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1485	Battle of Bosworth Field	House of York, House of Lancaster, battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Siege of Lichfield	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Burton Bridge	battle, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Coventry Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, airstrike	Wikidata
site	bunker		Coventry Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Loughborough Cold Store	warehouse, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Stoneleigh Park Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Wylde Green Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Ashby de la Zouch Castle	English Heritage, ruins, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Caludon Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Tamworth Castle	local authority museum, historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1060	Leicester Castle	archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1122	Kenilworth Castle	historic house museum, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1480	Kirby Muxloe Castle	English Heritage, manor house, ruins, castle	Wikidata
site	museum		Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum	military museum, war memorial	Wikidata
site	museum		Lunt Roman Fort	independent museum, military museum, castrum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Armourgeddon Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		"Battle of Bosworth Field" by Philip James de Loutherbourg		Commons
commons	image		Het lijk van Richard III, koning van Engeland, gevonden op het slagveld van Bosworth, 1485, RP-T-1898-A-4040		Commons
commons	image		Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth by Abraham (Abram) Cooper		Commons
commons	image		Crowning Henry VII		Commons
commons	image		Richard III and the Ghosts. William Blake. c,1806.		Commons
commons	image		"Battle of Bosworth Field" by Philip James de Loutherbourg		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Bosworth Field		Commons
commons	image		Bosworth battle		Commons
commons	image		Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Bosworth Field		Commons