CANNONBALLS REVEAL TRUTH ABOUT HISTORIC BATTLE.THE Battle of Bosworth Field The Battle of Bosworth or Bosworth Field was an important battle during the Wars of the Roses in 15th century England. It was fought on 22 August, 1485 (the Gregorian/current calendar date is August 31, 1485) between the Yorkist King Richard III, the last of the Plantagenet was not fought where it was thought to have been, historians have said. The 1485 battle that left Richard III Richard III, 1452–85, king of England (1483–85), younger brother of Edward IV. Created duke of Gloucester at Edward's coronation (1461), he served his brother faithfully during Edward's lifetime—fighting at Barnet and Tewkesbury and later invading dead on the field was waged about two miles away from the spot in Leicestershire, near Sutton Cheney Sutton Cheney (IPA Pronunciation /sʌtən tʃiːni/) is a village in Leicestershire, England, close to the location of the Battle of Bosworth Field. Sutton Cheney Wharf , where it is currently commemorated, Leicestershire County Council Leicestershire County Council is the county council for the English non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire. It was originally formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888. The county is divided into 52 electoral divisions, which return a total of 55 councillors. said. But the exact location has not yet been revealed in case treasure-hunters target it. The council commissioned the Battlefields Trust to carry out a study of Bosworth Battlefield to resolve questions surrounding the War of the Roses battle. A spokesman said: "They found the site of the Battle of Bosworth in the last week. It's about two miles away from the (Bosworth Battlefield Heritage) Centre but it's still in Leicestershire." CAPTION(S): CLUES Glenn Foard of the Battlefields Trust looks at a collection of cannonballs found at the site of the Battle of Bosworth Field. |
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