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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.A battlefield lost -- 2. An historical perspective: the armies -- Richard's army and preparations -- Henry's army and preparations -- The problem of numbers -- 3. An historical perspective: the battle -- Prelude to the battle -- Deployments -- Movements and actions -- Reflections -- Defections -- Aftermath -- The battlefield location -- 4. The battlefield terrain -- Reconstructing the historic landscape -- Physical geography -- The man-made landscape -- 5. Surveying the battle archaeology -- Battlefield burials -- Metal artefact scatters -- Survey progress 2005-2010 -- Problems of interpretation -- 6. Interpreting the artefacts -- 7. Gunpowder weapons -- The Bosworth projectiles -- Bullets for handguns -- Bullets for hand-cannon? -- Round shot for artillery -- The Bosworth round shot -- 8.A new perspective on the battle -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix 1 Catalogue of round shot and large calibre bullets |
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Note continued: Appendix 2 Catalogue of medieval finds -- Appendix 3 List of specialist reports |
| Summary |
Bosworth stands alongside Naseby and Hastings as one of the three most iconic battles ever fought on English soil. The action on 22 August 1485 brought to an end the dynastic struggle known as the Wars of the Roses and heralded the dawn of the Tudor dynasty. However, Bosworth was also the most famous lost battlefield in England. Between 2005 and 2010, the techniques of battlefield archaeology were used in a major research programme to locate the site. Bosworth 1485: a battlefield rediscovered is the result. Using data from historical documents, landscape archaeology, metal detecting survey, ba |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485 -- Military leadership
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Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509 -- Military leadership
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Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509 fast |
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Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485 fast |
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Bosworth Field, Battle of, England, 1485.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Weapons.
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Command of troops
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- Richard III, 1483-1485.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056774
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England
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Curry, Anne, author.
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| LC no. |
2013025809 |
| ISBN |
9781782971801 |
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1782971807 |
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9781782971788 |
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1782971785 |
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