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1485 Lancastrian contender for the crown Henry Tudor defeats Richard III Yorkist forces, concluding the Wars of the Roses at the Battle of Bosworth, establishing the Tudor dynasty on the English throne. Books on the Wars of the Roses can be found shelved at 942

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2022-08-22

1 July 1644: Lord Grey's troopers show an appreciation of English history as they defeat Royalist forces at Bosworth, "the very place King Richard was slain".

Read Lord Fairfax's summary of the action:
https://t.co/777bEYFUUz

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2020-07-01

Richard awakes suddenly the night before the Battle of Bosworth, haunted by those he had murdered.

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2020-05-29

King Richard III in battle at by Hungarian / English illustrator Victor Ambrus

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2017-09-06