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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. Part of the Wars of the Roses Battle of Bosworth Part of the Wars of the Roses Battle of Bosworth, as depicted by Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740–1812); the painting dates to 1804 and the engraving dates to c. 1857 Date 22 August 1485 Location Near Ambion Hill, south of Market ...
English: Battlefield map of the Battle of Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485, showing the last stages of the engagement: Richard III charges Richmond's small force. William Stanley charges into the fray on Richmond's side, forcing Richard against a marsh.
Date: 25 May 2009: Source: Base map: 1933 Ordnance Survey maps of Leicester, 50-year Crown copyrights have expired; Terrain details based on: Features modified according to File:John Pridden's map of the Battle of Bosworth Field.jpg
Hutton's book The Battle of Bosworth Field, published in 1788, was very influential in causing the hill to be accepted as the site of the battle. [3] Leicestershire County Council set up the battlefield visitor centre at what was Ambion Hill Farm, in 1974. [4] The work of Leicester University historian Daniel Williams was used to interpret the ...
A developer has been granted permission to build “luxury” homes on the site of Bosworth Battlefield. Karl Maughan had his application to demolish farm buildings to build 25 homes on land at ...
The army of Richard III made camp in the village on 21 August 1485, the night before the Battle of Bosworth Field, and the battle itself took place within the civil parish, near to Dadlington. Richard died in the battle, which was the last battle of the Wars of the Roses. It ended the Middle Ages in England and ushered in the Tudor period.
Market Bosworth Country Park [16] and Bosworth Water Park (Lakeside Lodges) [17] offer outside recreation. The site of the Battle of Bosworth [ 18 ] is a few miles south of the town. Market Bosworth was previously served by the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway which is now the heritage Battlefield Line Railway and runs at weekends from ...
'Luxury' homes approved for Bosworth Battlefield. Warning new homes traffic will 'strangle' town. Related internet links. Local Democracy Reporting Service. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council.