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King Richard III, from title page of Hall's Chronicle

The Battle of Bosworth Field (or The Battle of Redemore Plain) continues to be a hotly debated topic until this day. It is not clear precisely who fought for whom, or why, or how loyally or reluctantly, or even where.

• What do we really know about the battle?
  An introductory essay by former American Branch research officer Margaret Gurowitz.
• Another view of the battle site
  The case for Dadlington: an illustrated essay by Paul Trevor Bale
• Why I moved the battle of Bosworth to Atherstone
  Michael K. Jones
• The Troublesome Battle of Bosworth, P. A. Hancock (illustrated article from Summer 2002 Ricardian Register)
• A case for Dadlington (offsite link)
• Theories Relating to the Battle (offsite link)
  The Bosworth Battlefield Centre has an excellent section on the issue
• The legends of Bosworth
• Wargaming Bosworth, W. Ingalls. A military strategist reviews the battle. (Illustrated article from Summer 2002 Ricardian Register)

Contemporary and Tudor Accounts (overview and links to sources)

• Government Sources and Common Intelligence
• Independent English Reports and Chronicles
• Foreign Reports and Chronicles
• The Mainstream of Tudor Historiography
• The Ballad of Bosworth Field

Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Sources (bibliography)