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Bosworth Field
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Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, central England. It was the scene of the battle (1485) at which Richard III was killed and the crown was passed to his opponent, the earl of Richmond (Henry VII), first of the Tudors.
Bosworth Field
English history the site, two miles south of Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, of the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (August 1485). Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned king as Henry VII


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THE BAFFLE OF BOSWORTH; Historic battle site found.. but not where ... by The Mirror (London, England)
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