Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth Field, fought on August 22nd 1485 between King Richard III of England and the Earl of Richmond (who was about to become King Henry VII of England). It marked the end of the War of the Roses, and the start of the Tudor dynasty in England.
It is of some personal interest to me, because my mother was born and brought up in Leicester, where Richard III spent his last night, and where he was buried. Of course, in spite of historians endlessly describing the events, and even Shakespeare having the battle in one of his plays, there are some uncertainties about the events: including exactly where the battle was fought, and exactly where Richard is buried. See On The Trail Of Richard III In Leicester. When I last was in Leicester, I visited Leicester Cathedral, and not only saw the tombs of some remote ancestors (related to me by marriage), but also a plaque commemorating the fact that Richard III is buried somewhere in the parish (though probably not in the cathedral).
And one more odd fact about Leicester is that the Anglican diocese was only established in 1927, so that when Richard III visited the city, the present cathedral was just a parish church. However, the diocese of Leicester had previous been established in 680 by the Anglo-Saxons, but the diocese was disestablished in 870 with the Danish invasions of England. So there is 1057 year gap in diocesan history, with Bosworth Field about in the middle of the gap.
Works about the Battle of Bosworth Field go to 942.046 Reign of Richard III, 1483-1485.
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