Bosworth 1485 : a battlefield rediscovered / Glenn Foard and Anne Curry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foard, Glenn, 1953- author.

Curry, Anne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485--Military leadership.

Richard.

Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509--Military leadership.

Henry.

Bosworth Field, Battle of, England, 1485.

Great Britain--History--Richard III, 1483-1485.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom ; Oakville, Connecticut : Oxbow Books, [2013]

Language Note:

English

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 Using data from historical documents, landscape archaeology, metal detecting survey, ba

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Copyright and Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: A Battlefield Lost; Chapter 2: An Historical Perspective: The Armies; Chapter 3: An Historical Perspective the Battle; Chapter 4: The Battlefield Terrain; Chapter 5: Surveying the Battle Archaeology; Chapter 6: Interpreting the Artefacts; Chapter 7: Gunpowder Weapons; Chapter 8: A New Perspective on the Battle; Chapter 9: Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-214) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781789258776

1789258774

9781782971788

1782971785

9781782971801

1782971807