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    Battle of Bosworth

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    Richard III battle of Bosworth painting brought out of hiding

    The coffin containing the remains of Richard III. The skeleton of the king was discovered in 2012 in the foundations of Greyfriars Church, Leicester, 500 years after he was killed during the battle of Bosworth. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
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    Books interview: the discovery of Richard III’s remains

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    Richard III should be buried at York Minster according to historyextra poll

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    Richard III York or Leicester reburial dispute ‘undignified’

    Dr Jo Appleby, a lecturer in bioarchaeology at Leicester University, points to an image of the skull of King Richard III. (Photo by ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Richard III: what does the find mean for history?

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    Where now for Richard III?

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    The power behind the throne: women in the Wars of the Roses

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    A Tudor historian’s view of the Richard III excavations

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    Where the Bosworth battle really happened and a detailed look at rationing

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    The Library Bosworth: did gunpowder win the day?

    A helmet marks a trail over fields from the Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, 2013. The site is close to the spot where the battle of Bosworth took place in 1485, and the place where King Richard III was killed. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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    Bosworth: the race to find the battlefield

    Boar badge of Richard III discovered in Bosworth Field. (Photo by Creative Commons)
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    Bosworth battle site: have we discovered where Richard III died?

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    The Road to Bosworth Field: A New History of the Wars of the Roses

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