Battle of Bosworth Field (1485 AD)
Battle of Bosworth Field (House of York vs House of Tudor (Lancastrian) & Supported by: & Kingdom of France & Kingdom of ScotlandStanley family) took place in 1485 AD during Wars of the Roses.
Battle facts
- Year: 1485 AD
- Date: 1485-08-22
- Era: Early Modern
- Conflict: Wars of the Roses
- Side A: House of York
- Side B: House of Tudor (Lancastrian), Supported by:, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of ScotlandStanley family
- Commanders (A): Richard III|Duke of Norfolk||Earl of Surrey|Earl of Lincoln|Viscount Lovell|Sir Richard Ratcliffe
- Commanders (B): Henry Tudor|Earl of Oxford|Earl of Pembroke|Rhys ap Thomas|Sir Gilbert Talbot|Sir John Savage|Sir Philibert de ChandéeBaron Stanley|Sir William Stanley
- Casualties: approx. Unknown100
Stanley losses unknown
- Outcome: Victory for the House of Tudor and their allies
Final overthrow of House of York
Last Plantagenet monarch, Richard III, killed in action
Ascension of Tudor dynasty
- Coordinates: 52.591°, -1.410°
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