Bosworth 1485: A Battlefield Rediscovered Foard Glenn
Bosworth 1485: A Battlefield Rediscovered Foard Glenn Bosworth stands alongside Naseby and Hastings as one of the three most iconic battles ever fought on English soil. However, Bosworth was also the…
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Bosworth 1485: A Battlefield Rediscovered Foard Glenn
Bosworth stands alongside Naseby and Hastings as one of the three most iconic battles ever fought on English soil. However, Bosworth was also the most famous lost battlefield in England. The action on 22 August 1485 brought to an end the dynastic struggle known as the Wars of the Roses and heralded the dawn of the Tudor dynasty.
Using data from historical documents, landscape archaeology, metal detecting survey, ballistics and scientific analysis, the volume explores each aspect of the investigation - from the size of the armies, their weaponry, and the battlefield terrain to exciting new evidence of the early use of artillery - in order to identify where and how the fighting took place. Between 2005 and 2010, the techniques of battlefield archaeology were used in a major research program to locate the site.Bosworth 1485: A Battlefield Rediscovered is the result.