abstract:John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland Ingram, Mike (2012). Bosworth 1485: Battle Story.
Just because his last stand at the BattleofBosworthField took place 528 years ago, it doesn't mean that a good man's name should continue to be sullied.
British scientists announced Monday they are convinced "beyond reasonable doubt" that a skeleton found during an archaeological dig in Leicester, central England, last August is that of the former king, who was killed at the BattleofBosworthField in 1485.
Richard III, the last Plantagenet King of England, was killed in battle by the armies of rival noble Henry Tudor at the BattleofBosworth, which took place in a field just outside Leicester in 1485.