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22nd August 1485: Richard III killed at the Battle of Bosworth

22nd August 2020
Tagged as: Battle, England, Monarchy, Plantagenet, Richard III, Tudor, War

On the 22^nd August 1485, King Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth and the forces of Henry Tudor brought the Plantagenet dynasty to an end.

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7th September 1497: Perkin Warbeck claims he is English King Richard IV

7th September 2018
Tagged as: Cornwall, England, Execution, France, Invasion, Monarchy, Princes in the Tower, Richard III

On the 7^th September the Second Cornish Uprising of 1497 began when Perkin Warbeck landed at Whitesand Bay near Land’s End.

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22nd August 1485: Richard III killed at the Battle of Bosworth

7th September 1497: Perkin Warbeck claims he is English King Richard IV

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