Bosworth, 1485 : the battle that transformed England / Michael Jones.

Argues that Richard III's defeat at Bosworth Field was not inevitable using new archival discoveries to reveal new details about the battle and Henry Tudor's reliance on French mercenaries.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Michael K. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2015.
Edition:First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Bosworth Field, Battle of, England, 1485.
Great Britain > History > Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485.
Richard > III, > King of England, > 1452-1485 > Death and burial.
Richard > III, > King of England, > 1452-1485 > In literature.
Henry > VII, > King of England, > 1457-1509 > Military leadership.
Physical Description:259 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The nightmare : Shakespeare's Bosworth
  • Martyrdom : death of a father
  • The theatre of pain
  • The search for redemption
  • The rivals
  • Bosworth Field
  • Aftermath : the tragedy Shakespeare might have written.