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title: Richard III & Henry VII, Stained Glass Window
author: John Taylor
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11934/richard-iii--henry-vii-stained-glass-window/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Richard III & Henry VII, Stained Glass Window

_Authored by John Taylor_

## Image File

[![Richard III & Henry VII, Stained Glass Window](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11934.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11934.jpg)

## Image Caption

A stained glass window showing the two rivals for the throne of [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/) at the end of the [Wars of the Roses](https://www.worldhistory.org/Wars_of_the_Roses/) (1455-1487 CE). In 1485 CE at the [Battle of Bosworth](https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_Bosworth/), [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). St James Church, Sutton Cheney.

## External Links

- [Stained Glass in Medieval Europe | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History](https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/glas/hd_glas.htm)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Taylor, J. (2020, February 19). Richard III & Henry VII, Stained Glass Window. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11934/richard-iii--henry-vii-stained-glass-window/>
### Chicago
Taylor, John. "Richard III & Henry VII, Stained Glass Window." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 19, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11934/richard-iii--henry-vii-stained-glass-window/>.
### MLA
Taylor, John. "Richard III & Henry VII, Stained Glass Window." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Feb 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11934/richard-iii--henry-vii-stained-glass-window/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_vs_Henry_at_Bosworth_(lens_corrected).jpg) by [**John Taylor**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_vs_Henry_at_Bosworth_(lens_corrected).jpg). 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](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. 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.