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=== Battle of Bosworth Field ===
{{See also|Battle of Bosworth Field}}
[[File:Henry VII Crowned at Bosworth.jpg|thumb|1902 depiction of Henry Tudor on Crown Hill, surrounded by his Yeomen. Note the hawthorn bush in which Richard III's crown was reportedly found.]]
On 22 August 1485, near the small village of Stoke Golding, [[Henry VII of England#Rise to the throne|Henry Tudor]] met King [[Richard III]] in battle for the Crown of England. The [[War of the Roses]] had persisted intermittently for more than 30 years between the rival claimants of the [[House of York]] (symbolised by a white rose) and the [[House of Lancaster]] (symbolised by a red rose). In 1483, Richard, of the House of York, had deposed his young nephew, 12-year-old [[Edward V]]. Henry Tudor, of the House of Lancaster, was the favoured candidate to replace Richard.<ref name=HistoricEngland_bosworth/>

Three armies met that day on Bosworth Field: Richard, with his supporters, [[John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk]] and [[Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland]]; Henry, with his troops under command of the veteran [[John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford]]; and the troops of [[Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby#The Battle of Bosworth|Thomas, Lord Stanley]]. Stanley was a powerful lord in northwest England. But he was stepfather of Henry Tudor, and Richard was holding his son hostage. Stanley's forces remained uncommitted as the battle raged. As Oxford advanced, the troops appeared to leave Henry, his bodyguards, and some French mercenaries isolated, or so it appeared to Richard. Sensing an opportunity, Richard charged toward Henry. Seeing this, Stanley made his decision, and charged to reinforce Henry. Henry's bodyguards fought bravely to hold off Richard's bodyguards until the arrival of Stanley's troops. During the [[melee]], Richard's horse became mired in the marsh, and he was killed. Henry had won.<ref name=HistoricEngland_bosworth/>