BOSWORTH FIELD


Meaning of BOSWORTH FIELD in English

the last battle (1485) in the Wars of the Roses . It was fought near Market Bosworth in Leicestershire between King Richard III of England and Henry Tudor. Richard died in the battle and Henry became King Henry VII . There is a dramatic version of the battle at the end of Shakespeare’s play Richard III .

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