Bosworth Field

American  

[boz-werth] / ˈbɒz wərθ /

noun

1. a battlefield in central England, near Leicester, where Richard III was defeated and slain by the future Henry VII in 1485.

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Bosworth Field British  

/ ˈbɒzwɜːθ, -wəθ /

noun

1. English history the site, two miles south of Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, of the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (August 1485). Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned king as Henry VII

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Example Sentences

For years, historians and academics had searched for his final resting place following his death in 1485 in the Battle of Bosworth Field.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2023

The Battle of Bosworth Field puts an end to Richard, and Elizabeth’s eventual marriage to Henry Tudor puts an end to the war.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022

AD500, Albion The first, generally unloved series of The Black Adder played fast and loose with history, suggesting Richard III won the Battle of Bosworth Field.

From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2015

Soil from Fotheringay will be put into the former king's coffin at Leicester Cathedral, while the other samples will be put into a wooden casket to be displayed at the Battle of Bosworth Field Centre.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2015

Not far from Leicester was fought the last great battle of the "Wars of the Roses," Bosworth Field, upon Redmoor Plain, about two miles from the village now known as Market Bosworth.

From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel