Tudor fact file

The Battle of Bosworth

1485
 
 

Notes

  • The final battle in the War of the Roses.
  • The War of the Roses was between the Houses of Lancaster and York.
  • The red rose was the symbol of the House of Lancaster and the white rose of the House of York.
  • King Richard III was killed at the battle and Henry VII became the first Tudor king of England.

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