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Battle of Bosworth Field

2010-06-07T18:22:35Z

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22 August 1485. It was the last battle of the [[War of the Roses]] and was fought between [[Richard III]] of York and Henry Tudor, later [[Henry VII]] of Lancaster, Earl of Richmond.

Henry arrived in England (Milford Haven) on 7 August 1485 with his French and Welsh troops, but he had also recruited mercenary soldiers. After the landing he and his troops conquered Welshpool, Shrewsbury and Stafford. While Henry moved towards Lichfield, Richard was hunting in Sherwood Forest and was according to a chronicler amused about Henry’s landing and was looking forward to beat him on the battlefield [Fryde, p. 225]. Richard left Leicester on 21 August 1485 and marched with 12,000 soldiers to Ambien Hill, near Market Bosworth.
Henry had asked Lord Thomas Stanley and Sir William Stanley for support, because they were wealthy and had enough money to command a private army. There is still a debate going on if Sir William Stanley had decided to join Henry before or during the battle.
Nevertheless, Richard was more active in battle than Henry but just as Richard was trying to get to Henry’s standard, Sir William Stanley switched sides and fought with Henry against Richard. The battle lasted for almost two hours and was very brutal and at the end Richard was killed. He was the last English King who died in battle. After the battle, Henry was crowned as King Henry VII. Later he married Elizabeth, the daughter of [[Edward IV]] and niece of Richard III. The Unification of the Houses York and Lancaster ended the War of Roses and was the starting point for the reign of the Tudor dynasty for 122 years.

Sources:

Fryde, Natalie; Vollrath, Hanna (ed). ''Die englischen Könige im Mittelalter – Von Wilhelm dem Eroberer bis Richard III''. München: Beck, 2004.

www.bosworthbattlefield.com

Battle of Bosworth Field

2010-06-07T16:21:50Z

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Battle of Bosworth Field

2010-06-01T07:24:10Z

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The Battle of Bosworth took place on 22 August 1485. It was the last battle of the [[War of the Roses]] and was fought between [[Richard III]] of York and Henry Tudor, later [[Henry VII]] of Lancaster, Earl of Richmond.
Henry arrived in England (Milford Haven) on 7 August 1485 with his French and Welsh troops, but he had also recruited mercenary soldiers. After the landing he and his troops conquered Welshpool, Shrewsbury and Stafford. While Henry moved towards Lichfield, Richard was hunting in Sherwood Forest and was according to a Chronicler amused about Henry’s landing and was looking forward to beat him on the battlefield. Richard left Leicester on 21 August 1485 and marched with 12000 soldiers to Ambien Hill, near Market Bosworth.
Henry had asked Lord Thomas Stanley and Sir William Stanley for support, because they were wealthy and had enough money to command a private army. There is still a debate going on if, Sir William Stanley had decided to join Henry before or during the battle.
Nevertheless, Richard was more active in battle than Henry but just as Richard was trying to get to Henry’s standard, Sir William Stanley switched sides and fought with Henry against Richard. The battle lasted for almost two hours and was very brutal and at the end Richard was killed. He was the last English King who died in battle. After the battle, Henry was crowned as King Henry VII. and married Elizabeth, the niece of Richard III. The Unification of the Houses York and Lancaster ended the War of Roses and was the starting point for the reign of the Tudor dynasty for 122 years.

Sources:
Fryde, Natalie; Vollrath, Hanna (ed). Die englischen Könige im Mittelalter – Von Wilhelm dem Eroberer bis Richard III. München: 2004.

www.bosworthbattlefield.com

Battle of Bosworth Field

2010-06-01T07:23:33Z

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The Battle of Bosworth took place on 22 August 1485. It was the last battle of the [[War of the Roses]] and was fought between [[Richard III]] of York and Henry Tudor, later [[Henry VII.]] of Lancaster, Earl of Richmond.
Henry arrived in England (Milford Haven) on 7 August 1485 with his French and Welsh troops, but he had also recruited mercenary soldiers. After the landing he and his troops conquered Welshpool, Shrewsbury and Stafford. While Henry moved towards Lichfield, Richard was hunting in Sherwood Forest and was according to a Chronicler amused about Henry’s landing and was looking forward to beat him on the battlefield. Richard left Leicester on 21 August 1485 and marched with 12000 soldiers to Ambien Hill, near Market Bosworth.
Henry had asked Lord Thomas Stanley and Sir William Stanley for support, because they were wealthy and had enough money to command a private army. There is still a debate going on if, Sir William Stanley had decided to join Henry before or during the battle.
Nevertheless, Richard was more active in battle than Henry but just as Richard was trying to get to Henry’s standard, Sir William Stanley switched sides and fought with Henry against Richard. The battle lasted for almost two hours and was very brutal and at the end Richard was killed. He was the last English King who died in battle. After the battle, Henry was crowned as King Henry VII. and married Elizabeth, the niece of Richard III. The Unification of the Houses York and Lancaster ended the War of Roses and was the starting point for the reign of the Tudor dynasty for 122 years.

Sources:
Fryde, Natalie; Vollrath, Hanna (ed). Die englischen Könige im Mittelalter – Von Wilhelm dem Eroberer bis Richard III. München: 2004.

www.bosworthbattlefield.com

Battle of Bosworth Field

2010-06-01T07:21:43Z

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The Battle of Bosworth took place on 22 August 1485. It was the last battle of the [[War of the Roses]] and was fought between [[Richard III]] of York and [[Henry Tudor]] of Lancaster, Earl of Richmond.
Henry arrived in England (Milford Haven) on 7 August 1485 with his French and Welsh troops, but he had also recruited mercenary soldiers. After the landing he and his troops conquered Welshpool, Shrewsbury and Stafford. While Henry moved towards Lichfield, Richard was hunting in Sherwood Forest and was according to a Chronicler amused about Henry’s landing and was looking forward to beat him on the battlefield. Richard left Leicester on 21 August 1485 and marched with 12000 soldiers to Ambien Hill, near Market Bosworth.
Henry had asked Lord Thomas Stanley and Sir William Stanley for support, because they were wealthy and had enough money to command a private army. There is still a debate going on if, Sir William Stanley had decided to join Henry before or during the battle.
Nevertheless, Richard was more active in battle than Henry but just as Richard was trying to get to Henry’s standard, Sir William Stanley switched sides and fought with Henry against Richard. The battle lasted for almost two hours and was very brutal and at the end Richard was killed. He was the last English King who died in battle. After the battle, Henry was crowned as King Henry VII. and married Elizabeth, the niece of Richard III. The Unification of the Houses York and Lancaster ended the War of Roses and was the starting point for the reign of the Tudor dynasty for 122 years.

Sources:
Fryde, Natalie; Vollrath, Hanna (ed). Die englischen Könige im Mittelalter – Von Wilhelm dem Eroberer bis Richard III. München: 2004.

www.bosworthbattlefield.com

Battle of Bosworth Field

2010-06-01T07:21:06Z

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The Battle of Bosworth took place on 22 August 1485. It was the last battle of the [[War of the Roses]] and was fought between [[King Richard III]] of York and [[Henry Tudor]] of Lancaster, Earl of Richmond.
Henry arrived in England (Milford Haven) on 7 August 1485 with his French and Welsh troops, but he had also recruited mercenary soldiers. After the landing he and his troops conquered Welshpool, Shrewsbury and Stafford. While Henry moved towards Lichfield, Richard was hunting in Sherwood Forest and was according to a Chronicler amused about Henry’s landing and was looking forward to beat him on the battlefield. Richard left Leicester on 21 August 1485 and marched with 12000 soldiers to Ambien Hill, near Market Bosworth.
Henry had asked Lord Thomas Stanley and Sir William Stanley for support, because they were wealthy and had enough money to command a private army. There is still a debate going on if, Sir William Stanley had decided to join Henry before or during the battle.
Nevertheless, Richard was more active in battle than Henry but just as Richard was trying to get to Henry’s standard, Sir William Stanley switched sides and fought with Henry against Richard. The battle lasted for almost two hours and was very brutal and at the end Richard was killed. He was the last English King who died in battle. After the battle, Henry was crowned as King Henry VII. and married Elizabeth, the niece of Richard III. The Unification of the Houses York and Lancaster ended the War of Roses and was the starting point for the reign of the Tudor dynasty for 122 years.

Sources:
Fryde, Natalie; Vollrath, Hanna (ed). Die englischen Könige im Mittelalter – Von Wilhelm dem Eroberer bis Richard III. München: 2004.

www.bosworthbattlefield.com

Edward VIII

2010-05-04T11:22:39Z

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Edward Albert Christian George Andreas Patrick David also known as Edward VIII. lived from 1892-1972. He was the King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and the Emperor of India from 20 January 1936 until 11 December 1936. His father was George, duke of York, who became later King George V. in 1910.
He studied for a short period of time in Oxford and served later in the British Expeditionary Force in France during WWI. He wasn’t allowed to fight in any combats because he was the next in the succession line. After the war he visited several countries such as Australia, New Zealand, the USA, India, the Far East and South America.
He had several sexual affairs with married women and one of these women introduced him to Wallis Simpson. His relationship with her was unknown in Britain because of an agreement between the Royal House and editors of Newspapers, but in the ruling circles it was well known. He wanted to marry her and this led to the [[Abdication Crisis|constitutional crisis]].
After his abdication on 10 December 1936 he travelled with Wallis Simpson to France and
his younger brother became King George VI. Edward, now “only” being the duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson but she wasn’t allowed to call herself “Her Royal Highness”.
Edward visited Adolf Hitler in 1937 and after the fall of France the couple fled to Spain, which was also under fascist rule. Winston Churchill, who was Prime Minister at that time, helped them to get to the Bahamas, where Edward became governor.
In 1972 he died in Paris and was buried in the royal mausoleum at Frogmore.

Sources:

Cannon, John, ed.Dictionary of British History. New York: Oxford UP, 2001.

Ziegler, Philip.King Edward VIII.London: Fontana, 1990.

Edward VIII

2010-05-04T11:15:13Z

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Edward VIII

2010-05-04T09:01:28Z

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1894 - 1972. King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Emperor of India (20 January 1936 - 11 December 1936). His intention to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson caused a [[Abdication Crisis|constitutional crisis]] that ended with his abdication. Afterwards, he was created Duke of Windsor, married Wallis Simpson and spent most of his life abroad.