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2 days ago · Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field marked the end of the Middle Ages in England .
1 day ago · A "secret" beach in a landlocked part of the UK was so popular it had to close - leaving families and children devastated. Bosworth Water Park in Leicestershire was an attraction loved by locals ...
3 days ago · Following his victory at the Battle of Bosworth Field (22 August 1485), he reinforced his position in 1486 by fulfilling his 1483 vow to marry Elizabeth of York, daughter of King Edward IV and the heiress of the Yorkist claim to the throne, thus symbolically uniting the former warring factions of Lancaster and York under the new dynasty (represe...
4 days ago · Henry Tudor became King Henry Vll of England and Wales after defeating Richard lll at the Battle of Bosworth in August 1485. This battle saw the end of the Wars of the Roses which had brought instability to England.
5 days ago · ST. MARY'S. The parish of St. Mary de Castro consisted (fn. 1) of a small area lying within the ancient borough walls, of the South Fields of Leicester, to the east of the Soar, with certain meadows in the Soar valley attached to them, and of the liberty of Bromkinsthorpe to the west of the Soar.
4 days ago · Talbot his wife, an account of which may be seen at large in vol. i. p. 238, 9. But these great honours and vast possessions were not long enjoyed, for in 1485, being placed in the front of the army at Bosworth field, (54) he was there slain, with the King, Aug. 22, and being afterwards attainted, great part of his estate was seized ...
5 days ago · Armourgeddon: Tank Driving Experience - See 742 traveler reviews, 641 candid photos, and great deals for Husbands Bosworth, UK, at Tripadvisor.
