Bosworth Battlefield Centre:
King Richard's Well
"Richard III, King of England, slaked his thirst with water drawn from this well when engaged in most bitter and furious battle with Henry, Earl of Richmond, and before being deprived of both his life and his sceptre on the morning of 22nd August A.D. 1485. Those who came afterwards have re-built this structure, damaged as it was by the passage of time. A.D. 1964"

Translation of well inscription

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