On 22 August 1485 King Richard III met the invader Henry Tudor at Bosworth Field in Leicestershire, the last great battle of the Wars of the Roses. With the powerful Stanley brothers holding back their men, Richard gambled everything on a charge at Henry, and when Sir William Stanley's troops turned on him he was cut down.
The crown
Henry Tudor won. Richard III was killed, and Henry took the crown as King Henry VII.1
It was fought on 22 August 1485 at Bosworth Field in Leicestershire, England, the last decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses.
Who fought at Bosworth Field?
King Richard III of the House of York against the Lancastrian claimant Henry Tudor, with the powerful Stanley brothers holding a third army in reserve.
Who won the Battle of Bosworth?
Henry Tudor won. Richard III was killed and Henry took the crown as King Henry VII.
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