Bosworth 1485 - Psychology of a Battle - Michael K. Jones

Written by Michael K. Jones
Read by Peter Wickham
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps

On August 22, 1485, at Bosworth Field, Richard III fell, the Wars of the Roses ended, and the Tudor dynasty began. The clash is so significant because it marks the break between medieval and modern; yet how much do we really know about this historical landmark? Michael K. Jones uses archival discoveries to show Richard III’s defeat was by no means inevitable and was achieved only through extraordinary chance. He relocates the battle away from the site recognized for more than 500 years.

With startling detail of Henry Tudor’s reliance on French mercenaries and a new account of the battle action, the author turns Shakespeare on its head, painting an entirely fresh picture of the dramatic life and death of Richard III, England’s most infamous monarch.

/The Battle of Bosworth led to the coronation of Henry Tudor as King Henry VII, the first of the Tudor monarchs. Richard was the last English monarch ever to be killed in battle. The remains of Richard III were discovered in 2012 under a car park in Leicester. In 2015, they were placed in a tomb in Leicester Cathedral./

Dreamscape Media, September 2015
(6 hours and 33 minutes)