Hallowed Ground | Bosworth Field, England

When Henry Tudor, Lancastrian claimant to the throne of England, landed with an army in southwest Wales, on Aug. 7, 1485, it was no surprise. Richard III had kept a close eye on his preeminent challenger ever since Tudor had fled to exile in France following the decisive Yorkist victory at Tewkesbury in 1471—a victory …

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