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.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Bosworth Field canonical 34
Bosworth Field 3
1485 Battle of Bosworth 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
land battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Bosworth
associatedHouse House of Lancaster ⓘ
Tudor dynasty ⓘ
surface form: House of Tudor

House of York ⓘ
associatedMonarch Henry VII of England ⓘ
surface form: 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 VII of England ⓘ
surface form: Henry Tudor

Duke of Norfolk ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
near Market Bosworth ⓘ
monarchKilledInBattle Richard III of England ⓘ
surface form: Richard III
notableDeath Duke of Norfolk ⓘ
surface form: 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 (42)

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Henry VII of England → battle → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Henry VII of England → victoryIn → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Stanley family → playedRoleIn → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Tudor dynasty → inceptionEvent → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Richard III of England → battle → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Wars of the Roses → majorBattle → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Wars of the Roses → turningPoint → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
House of York → notableEvent → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Margaret Beaufort → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Battle of Bosworth Field → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Bosworth
Yeomen of the Guard → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Earl of Derby → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby → notableEvent → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
County of Leicestershire → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Bosworth Field (in historic Leicestershire)
Lord William Stanley → battle → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Richard Plantagenet → deathPlace → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
subject surface form: Richard III of England
this entity surface form: Bosworth Field
Richard Plantagenet → notableBattle → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
subject surface form: Richard III of England
white rose of York → notableEventAssociation → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
subject surface form: White Rose of York
Cousins' War → significantBattle → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Cousins' War → hasPart → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Jasper Tudor → participatedIn → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Battle of Stoke Field → precededBy → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
King Richard III Visitor Centre → focusesOnEvent → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Polydore Vergil’s "Anglica Historia" → describes → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
subject surface form: Anglica Historia
Shakespeare’s play "Richard III" → climaxEvent → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
subject surface form: Richard III
House of Stanley → playedKeyRoleIn → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby
House of Stanley → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Henry Tudor’s forces → participatedIn → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Henry Tudor’s forces → victoryAt → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Henry Tudor’s forces → operatedNear → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bosworth Field
Richard III’s royal army → conflict → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Richard III’s royal army → location → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bosworth Field
Thomas, Lord Stanley → notableEvent → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Thomas, Lord Stanley → battle → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
William Stanley → participantIn → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
William Stanley → switchedSidesDuring → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland → participantIn → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre → locatedIn → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bosworth Battlefield
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre → dedicatedTo → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre → aboutEvent → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1485 Battle of Bosworth
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk → deathPlace → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk → killedIn → Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ