Richard III Falls at Bosworth: Wars of the Roses End
Henry Tudor's decisive victory at Bosworth Field toppled Richard III and extinguished the Plantagenet dynasty, instantly installing the first Tudor monarch on the English throne. This clash ended the Wars of the Roses by killing the last Yorkist king and shifting power to a new royal line that would reshape British history for over a century.
August 22, 1485
541 years ago
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