[MR] Battle of Bowsorth Field 22 August 1485

[Garth Groff]

Noble friends,

Today, 22 August, is the anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth Field. 
This battle was the last major engagement in the War of the Roses. The 
Yorkist usurper, Richard III, was defeated and killed by the 
more-or-less Lancastrian forces of Henry Tudor. Henry went on to have 
himself crowned on the battlefield as the first king in the Tudor 
dynasty, Henry VII.

Wikipedia has a very good account of the battle at: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field .

Today's featured picture on the Wikipedia main page is a portrait of 
Margaret Beaufort, Henry's mother: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page . This picture is also found with 
her biography at: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Beaufort,_Countess_of_Richmond_and_Derby 
.

There's enough history here to keep any of us happy for a couple of hours.

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, That Crazy Scot