Battle of Bosworth Flashcards
What date was the Battle of Bosworth? (2)
22nd August 1485
How many men did Richard III have? (7)
10,000 men (1)
5,000 infantry (1), longbowmen 1,000 (1) cavalry 4,000 (1) artillery 4 pieces (1)
The Earl of Northumberland also brought 3,000 (1) but his loyalty was in doubt (1)
Whom did Richard also ask for help from? (2)
Lord Thomas Stanley and Sir William Stanley
Why did Richard anger Lord Stanley? (1)
Richard ordered his eldest son, Lord Strange, to be kidnapped in order to persuade him to fight
Where did Richard position himself before battle? (1)
Ambion Hill
What did the Stanleys do at the start of battle and why was this a problem for Richard? (2)
They did not join either side.
Without the Stanleys, Richard was destined for defeat
How did Richard try to convince Lord Stanley to join him in the battle and what was Stanley’s response? (2)
Richard told him he would execute his son
Stanley’s reply was short “Sire, I have other sons.”
Did Northumberland help Richard when asked for his reserve troops? (1)
No
Who did Lord Stanley send his troops in to help and when? (2)
Henry Tudor (1), when Henry’s standard bearer was killed (1)
What mistakes did Richard make towards the end of the battle (4)
Without the Stanleys and Northumberland, Richard should have given up, but he continued to fight.
He ignored his advisers who told him to run away.
He charged at Henry, who was surrounded by skilled soldiers.
He was knocked off his horse, then hacked to death.
What happened at the end of the battle (2)
Lord Stanley’s whose intervention was crucial (1), crowned Henry Tudor the new Henry VII. (1)
How many troops did Henry have?
5,000 - 4,000 infantry, 1,000 cavalry
How many troops did Lord Stanley have?
6,000 - 4,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry
Who commanded the Lancastrian forces? (3)
Henry Tudor, Earl of Oxford & Earl of Pembroke
Who commanded the Yorkist forces? (3)
Richard III, Duke of Norfolk & Duke of Northumberland
what were the causes of the battle
The war of the roses
Death of Edward IV
Murder of the Princes
Richard’s Controversial rule
Henry Tudor gained support
what were the consequences of the battle
Death of Richard
Start of the Tudor dynasty
End of the war of the Roses and hundred years war
Marriage of Henry and Elizabeth of York
Richard reign dates
1483-1485
Henry reign dates
1485-1509
why did Richard lose the battle
- Richard did not have support - Duke of Northumberland and Norfolk
- Richard’s bad tactics - leaving ambion hill & going to attack Henry at the end
- Richard being dumb - he put a naval blockade that forced Henry to go to France and get more troops/support
- Richards controversial rule - “Comitting infanticide and regicide”
why did Henry win the battle
- Lord Stanley’s intervention - Charging at Richard’s men
- Catching Richard off guard - Charging at him at the start of the battle which led to several mistakes from Richard
- Henry invaded from Wales - His Welsh blood got him troops
- Good tactics - promising to marry Elizabeth of York and getting troops from Yorkists
