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Bosworth Field

noun

The battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII.

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... china, japan, loads of easy chairs, bad pictures, and some pretty enamels. But what charmed me more than all I had seen, is the library chimney, which has existed from the foundation of the house; over it is an alto-relievo in wood, far from being ill done, of the battle of Bosworth Field. It is all white, except the helmets and trappings, which are gilt, and the shields, which are properly blazoned with the arms of all the chiefs engaged. You would ...

— The Letters of Horace Walpole, Volume 1 • Horace Walpole

Words linked to "Bosworth Field" : Leicester, War of the Roses, Leicestershire, Wars of the Roses, pitched battle