On this date in 1485, King Richard III was killed by forces of the usurper Henry Tudor.

On the whole, although Elizabeth did a lot to redeem that dynasty, the Tudors were disastrous for England.

Loyaltie me lie.

Today's the 534th anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth.

Loyaltie me lie.I have often wondered what English history might have been like if the battle had gone the other way. We wouldn't have had the Tudors, but that might have been, on the whole, a good thing. While I like Elizabeth I, the rest of them did a lot of damage, one way or another ( Read more... )

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