Treachery at Bosworth Field 1485
Harry J. Tomkinson
- Richard
- III
- by
- the
- grace
- of
- God,
- King
- of
- England,
- Lord
- of
- Ireland.
England
- has
- gone
- through
- years
- of
- civil
- wars,
- strife
- and
- unrest
- during
- the
- period
- of
- the
- so-called
- ‘Wars
- of
- the
- Roses’.
- House
- against
- house,
- family
- against
- family,
- cousin
- against
- cousin.
- The
- wheel
- of
- fortune
- turning
- this
- way
- and
- that.
On
- the
- death
- of
- Richard’s
- dear
- brother
- Edward
- IV,
- Richard
- becomes
- Lord
- Protector
- of
- England
- as
- Duke
- of
- Gloucester,
- but
- events
- overtake
- him.
- On
- finding
- that
- both
- Edward
- V
- and
- Richard
- of
- York
- are
- declared
- illegitimate,
- he
- has
- no
- option
- but
- to
- take
- the
- throne
- of
- England.
Richard
- III
- proves
- to
- be
- a
- good
- and
- fair
- king
- and
- is
- much
- loved
- by
- any
- that
- come
- into
- contact
- with
- him.
- However,
- old
- wounds
- run
- deep
- and
- very
- soon,
- stories
- are
- put
- about
- attempting
- to
- discredit
- him.
- Rebellions
- happen
- and
- all
- the
- treachery
- takes
- place
- once
- more,
- culminating
- in
- the
- invasion
- of
- Henry
- Tudor
- and
- the
- Battle
- of
- Bosworth
- Field
- in
- 1485.
Treachery
- at
- Bosworth
- Field
- 1485
- belies
- a
- wealth
- of
- historical
- knowledge
- and
- enthusiasm
- for
- this
- turbulent
- period
- and
- frequently
- misunderstood king.
