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Bosworth Field, Battle of

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

Bosworth Field, Battle of English battleground, near Leicester, England, where Richard III was defeated by Henry Tudor (1485). Henry, who claimed to represent the Lancastrian royal house, which had competed with the Yorkists during the Wars of the Roses, invaded England from France. Richard was killed, and Henry claimed the throne as Henry VII.

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Bosworth Field

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

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.

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Bosworth Field

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Bosworth Field a battle of the Wars of the Roses fought in 1485 near Market Bosworth in Leicestershire. Henry Tudor defeated and killed the Yorkist king Richard III, enabling him to take the throne as Henry VII.

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