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  2. Battle of Bosworth Field - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Ballad of Bosworth Field - Wikipedia

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    The Ballad of Bosworth Field is a poem in the English language, believed to have been written before 1495; [1] the earliest extant copy dates from the mid-17th century. The poem is thought to have been written by someone closely connected with the Stanley family, because of the way it praises the Stanley brothers for their role in the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.

  4. Rhys Fawr ap Maredudd - Wikipedia

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    Rhys Fawr ap Maredudd (fl. 1485–1510) was a Welsh nobleman chiefly known for his valour at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, where he fought on the side of Henry VII. [1] After Henry's landing at Milford Haven in early August 1485, his army was bolstered by contingents from across Wales.

  5. Ambion Hill - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Glenn Foard - Wikipedia

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    Glenn R. Foard (born c.1953) is an English landscape archaeologist, best known for discovering the location of the final phases of the Battle of Bosworth Field (1485). He is Reader in Battlefield Archaeology at the University of Huddersfield .

  7. Sir John Beaumont, 1st Baronet - Wikipedia

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    Arms of Beaumont: Azure semée of fleurs-de-lis, a lion rampant or [1] Sir John Beaumont, 1st Baronet (c.1582/3 – April 1627) of Grace Dieu in the parish of Belton in Leicestershire, England, was a poet best known for his work Bosworth Field (a poem about the Battle of Bosworth Field).

  8. 'Luxury' homes approved for Bosworth Battlefield - AOL

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    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 ...

  9. Robert Brackenbury - Wikipedia

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    When Richard III marched against the invader, Brackenbury hurried himself to reach the King and arrived two days before the Battle of Bosworth Field (22 August 1485), in which – according to Molinet and Lindsay – he had joint command of Richard's vanguard; he took part in the final charge on Henry and was killed by Sir Walter Hungerford of ...