Bosworth

The countryside around Market Bosworth in Leicestershire became the setting for a decisive struggle for the English crown. On 22 August 1485 Henry Tudor's army met the forces of Richard III near Bosworth. Richard was killed in the fighting, and Henry's victory brought the Plantagenet king's reign to an end. Henry took the throne as Henry VII, founding the Tudor dynasty after decades of conflict known as the Wars of the Roses.