Battle of Bosworth Field

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battle engagement of the Wars of the Roses land battle

The Battle of Bosworth Field was the decisive 1485 clash in the Wars of the Roses in which Henry Tudor defeated and killed King Richard III, leading to the end of the Plantagenet dynasty and the beginning of Tudor rule in England.

Aliases (1)

Battle of Bosworth ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → engagement of the Wars of the Roses → land battle →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Bosworth →
associatedHouse	House of Lancaster → House of Tudor → House of York →
associatedMonarch	Henry VII →
belligerent	Henry Tudor’s forces → House of Lancaster → House of York → Richard III’s royal army →
cause	dynastic dispute over the English throne →
commander	Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland → Henry Tudor → John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk → Richard III of England → Thomas, Lord Stanley → William Stanley →
commemoratedBy	Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre →
conflict	Wars of the Roses →
country	Kingdom of England →
date	22 August 1485 →
dynasticChange	end of House of York rule → start of Tudor rule →
followedBy	Battle of Stoke Field →
historicalPeriod	Late Middle Ages → late 15th century →
location	England → Leicestershire NERFINISHED → near Market Bosworth →
monarchKilledInBattle	Richard III →
notableDeath	John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk → Richard III of England →
outcome	Henry Tudor crowned Henry VII shortly after the battle →
partOf	Wars of the Roses →
precededBy	Battle of Tewkesbury →
result	accession of Henry VII → beginning of Tudor dynasty → death of King Richard III → decisive victory for Henry Tudor → end of Plantagenet dynasty →
significance	decisive battle ending the Wars of the Roses → transition from medieval to early modern English monarchy →
successorRuler	Henry VII of England →
theatre	English civil wars →
year	1485 →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Henry VII of England → Richard III of England →	battle
Battle of Bosworth Field ("Battle of Bosworth") →	alsoKnownAs
Margaret Beaufort →	associatedWithEvent
Yeomen of the Guard →	hasHistoricalEvent
Tudor dynasty →	inceptionEvent
Wars of the Roses →	majorBattle
House of York →	notableEvent
Stanley family →	playedRoleIn
Wars of the Roses →	turningPoint
Henry VII of England →	victoryIn