Battle of Bosworth
Richard III's defeat
The Battle of Bosworth was fought in 1485 in Leicestershire, England, ending the Wars of the Roses.
Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor became Henry VII, founding the Tudor dynasty.
It marks the conventional end of medieval England: The Battle of Bosworth changed the course of English history.
- Richard IIIFinal Yorkist king
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- Henry VIIFirst Tudor monarch
- Wars of the RosesPlantagenet succession conflict
- PlantagenetMedieval English dynasty
crown · English throne · battlefield · England · Leicester · horseback · treachery · Stanley · roses · dynasty · throne · Yorkist · Lancastrian · red rose · noble houses · betrayal · cavalry · charge
Battle of Bosworthnaval battle
Armed clash between warships
war of attrition · blockade · siege warfare · naval engagement · Battle of Lepanto
Battle of BosworthNorman Conquest
French duke's English takeover
Battle of Hastings · Glorious Revolution · English Civil War