BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11@historyfare.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240810T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240810T170000 DTSTAMP:20240329T150328Z URL:https://historyfare.co.uk/events/battle-of-bosworth/ SUMMARY:Battle of Bosworth DESCRIPTION:The Battle of Bosworth or Bosworth Field was the last significa nt battle of the Wars of the Roses\, the civil war between the houses of L ancaster and York that extended across England in the latter half of the 1 5th century.\n\nThe Battle of Bosworth was fought on 22nd August 1485\, th e battle was won by Henry Tudor\, Earl of Richmond and his alliance of Lan castrians and disaffected Yorkists.\n\nHenry Tudor became the first Englis h monarch of the Tudor dynasty by his victory and subsequent marriage to a Yorkist princess.\n\nHis opponent Richard III\, the last king of the Hous e of York\, was killed during the battle\, the last English monarch to die in combat bring to an \; end the Plantagenet dynasty\, making it one of the defining moments of English history.\n\nJoin us on this walking tou r as we follow the story of King Richard III around the key sites connecte d with the Battle of Bosworth \; as we delve into the history of his d ramatic end on Bosworth field. \;\nMeeting location Main Street Sutton Cheney\, opposite St James' Church. \; There is free on street parkin g around the village.\nMeeting time 0900-0915\nThe itinerary for the day w ill be as follows:\nStand 1 - Sutton Cheney Church - The road to the battl e of Bosworth and the relevance to the village.\n\n\n[caption id="attachme nt_2503" align="aligncenter" width="300"] St James' Church Sutton Cheney[/ caption]\nStand 2 - After visiting St James' Church\, we make our way to A mbion Hill to discuss the location of the battle. \;  \;This locat ion includes a toilet stop.\nStand 3 - After Ambion Hill\, we head for She nton Village where we continue to look at the story of the Battle of Boswo rth\, plus we also look at the villages links to the Battle of Trafalgar\, the First World War and Second World War.\nBefore leaving Shenton\, we vi sit Shenton tea rooms for a Coffee and toilet break.\nStand 4 - after the refreshment break\, we head for Fenn Lane an old Roman Road to look at the clash of the Vanguards between Norfolk and Oxford.\nStand 5 - After discu ssing the Vanguards\, we mover off to take a look at the marsh and King Ri chard v Henry Tudor.\nStand 6 - our next stop is Crown Hill in Stoke Goldi ng\, where Henry was supposedly crowned King of England.\nStand 7 - From S toke Golding we head for the Battlefield Chapel of St James Church at Dadl ington where there is a mass grave for casulaties from the battle.\n\n\n[c aption id="attachment_2504" align="aligncenter" width="146"] Battlefield C hapel - St James the Greater\, Dadlington[/caption]\nStand 8 - Our last st op of the day is the Bosworth Heritage Centre. \; \;Extra charges - optional at own cost to end the day. \; (£8.95/adult\, £8.00/conce ssion)\nAfter the Heritage Centre\, we head back to the cars at Sutton Che ney.\n\nThe walk is around 9 miles and will last all day\, if you attend t he visitors centre I would estimate a 5pm return to vehicles. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://historyfare.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/202 4/03/bosworthbattle04.jpg CATEGORIES:Guided Tour,Local History,Walking Tour LOCATION:St James's Church Sutton Cheney\, Main Street\, Sutton Cheney\, Le icestershire\, CV13 6PA\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Main Street\, Sutton Cheney \, Leicestershire\, CV13 6PA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=S t James's Church Sutton Cheney:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR