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    MUSEUMS & EVENTS

    Aug 09, 2018 4 minutes

    Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre & Country Park

    THIS UNIQUE BATTLEFIELD CHANGED THE COURSE OF ENGLISH HISTORY AND IS NOW PRESERVED AS AN EXCEPTIONAL HERITAGE CENTRE

    The events of 22 August 1485, where Richard III was killed in battle and the Tudor dynasty began, are all on full display at the Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre.

    Located near Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, the heritage centre resides on Ambion Hill, where part of Richard’s army camped the night before the battle. An external trail includes a memorial sundial to commemorate the fallen from the three armies of Richard, Henry Tudor and Thomas, Lord Stanley. Two war banners of Henry

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