Battle of Bosworth Field

When

22 Aug 1485

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

52.59° N, 1.41° W

Description

1485 last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses

1485 battle during the Wars of the Roses

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.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “At the Battle of Bosworth Field, King Richard III of England is killed in battle by the soldiers of Rhys ap Thomas and Sir William Stanley”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht von Bosworth Field besiegt Heinrich Tudor, der spätere Heinrich VII., gemeinsam mit John de Vere, 13. Earl of Oxford”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Bosworth et mort de Richard III ; début du règne de Henri Tudor (fin en 1509)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Битвой при Босворте закончилась Война Алой и Белой розы”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “博斯沃思原野戰役以理查三世阵亡告终，玫瑰战争结束，亨利七世成为都鐸王朝的首任英王。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “（薔薇戦争）ボズワースの戦い、イングランド王リチャード3世戦死、勝利したヘンリー・テューダーがヘンリー7世として即位。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Wars of the Roses22 May 1455 · Civil war