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title: Battle Lines, Battle of Bosworth
author: Jappalang
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11933/battle-lines-battle-of-bosworth/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Battle Lines, Battle of Bosworth

_Authored by Jappalang_

## Image File

[![Battle Lines, Battle of Bosworth](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11933.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11933.png)

## Image Caption

The [battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) lines at the opening of the [Battle of Bosworth](https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_Bosworth/) Field, 22 August 1485 CE. In the battle, [Richard III of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/Richard_III_of_England/) (r. 1483-85 CE) was defeated and killed while the victor Henry Tudor became [Henry VII of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/Henry_VII_of_England/) (r. 1485-1509 CE).

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Jappalang. (2020, February 19). Battle Lines, Battle of Bosworth. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11933/battle-lines-battle-of-bosworth/>
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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bosworth_Field_-_Prelude.svg) by [**Jappalang**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bosworth_Field_-_Prelude.svg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 February 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.