Henry VII - Battle of Bosworth

Question 1

Richard III

Answer 1

• Had 2 rebellions against him since 1483
  
  • Duke of Buckingham
  • Henry Tudor
• Respected by foreign powers
• Reputation as a warrior king
• Almost got Henry Tudor extradited from Brittany
• Made peace with Edward VI’s widow Elizabeth
• Alienated due to usurpation and the princes in the tower
• Position damaged by the deaths of his son and wife in 1484 and 1485
• Rumoured to have poisoned his wife in order to marry his niece Elizabeth to prevent Henry Tudor from marrying her

Question 2

Richard III’s Army

Answer 2

• Led by John, Duke of Norfolk
• 10,000-15,000 runners
  
  • more than twice as many as Henry
• Used spies to find Henry and attack

Question 3

Henry Tudor’s Army

Answer 3

• Led by the Earl of Oxford
• 5,000 runners
  
  • Unsure of his reliance on 3,000 Stanlyites
• Supported by Jasper Tudor and knights
• Strategised to have the sun behind them and the marsh to the right as a defensive wall

Question 4

Events

Answer 4

• Richard III attacked as Henry passed the marsh
• The Earl of Oxford ordered the men not to move more that 10 feet from the standards
• Lord Stanley arrived with 3,000 men
• Richard III was killed