Bosworth: The Battle That Created the Tudor Dynasty

At the end of England’s Wars of the Roses the 1485 clash at Bosworth Field pitted Henry Tudor against King Richard III. Contemporary accounts reveal a contested victory in which political calculations, army dispositions and a pivotal manoeuvre by the Stanley brothers turned the tide, allowing Henry to claim the crown. The episode unpacks how that single encounter reshaped English politics, myth‑making around monarchy and paved the way for Tudor consolidation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices