Which king was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485?

Richard III was the king killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. His death ended the reign of England’s last Plantagenet monarch and cleared the way for Henry Tudor to claim the crown as Henry VII.

The battle took place on 22 August 1485, during the Wars of the Roses, a struggle between rival branches of the English royal family. Richard commanded the Yorkist army, while Henry Tudor led a Lancastrian-backed force supported by several powerful English nobles, including the Stanley family.

Richard made a famous final attempt to reach Henry Tudor personally, reportedly charging toward his rival after Henry’s position was identified. The attack failed, and Richard was killed in the fighting. He was the last English monarch to die in battle, and his defeat brought the Yorkist line to an end.

A common mix-up is confusing Bosworth with the Battle of Wakefield, where Richard, Duke of York, was killed in 1460. Richard III was killed at Bosworth, while Henry VII won the battle and founded the Tudor dynasty.