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Bosworth 1485 :A Battlefield Rediscovered

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Bosworth 1485

Bosworth 1485 :A Battlefield Rediscovered

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Published: 22 August, 2013
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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 Using data from historical documents, landscape archaeology, metal detecting survey, ballistics and scientific analysis, the volume explores each aspect of the investigation - from the size of the armies, their weaponry, and the battlefield terrain to exciting new evidence of the early use of artillery - in order to identify where and how the fighting took place. Bosworth 1485 provides a fascinating and intricately researched new perspective on the event which, perhaps more than any other, marked the transition between medieval and early modern England.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781782971733
ISBN10 1782971734
Number Of Pages 264
Item Weight 1000 g
Publisher / Reseller Oxbow Books
Format hardback
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An excellent book describing a remarkable story. * Antiquity *
The first large, systematic survey of a complete medieval battlefield yet published, this is an important, pioneering book * British Archaeology *
It demonstrates quite clearly the value of historians and archaeologists working together to fill the gaps in our knowledge. The book also provides some fascinating insights into medieval battles. The patience and sheer determination of all involved is to be admired and applauded. * The Ricardian *
This is a groundbreaking study and presents a convincing case for a methodology that could doubtless shed light on countless battlefields across medieval and Renaissance Europe and beyond. * Renaissance Quarterly *

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Author's Bio

Anne Curry is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Southampton, and author of many works on the Hundred Years War, particularly on the battle of Agincourt. She also edited the 1422-53 section of the Parliament Rolls of Medieval Engl

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