Battle of Bosworth Field lead character, has been built up in the battles of Shakespeare's earlier play, "Henry VI, Part 3", as a "formidable swordsman and a courageous military leader"—in contrast to the dastardly means by which he becomes king in "Richard III". Although the Battle of Bosworth has only five sentences to direct it, three scenes and more than four hundred lines precede the action, developing the background and motivations for the characters in anticipation of the battle. Shakespeare's account of the battle was mostly based on chroniclers Edward Hall's and Raphael Holinshed's dramatic versions of history, which were sourced from Vergil's chronicle.
USS Richard S. Bull in the Reserve Fleet until struck from the Navy List on 30 June 1968, and sunk as a target off California on 24 June 1969. "Richard S. Bull" received five battle stars for her service in the Pacific War. USS Richard S. Bull USS "Richard S. Bull" (DE-402) was a acquired by the United States Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket. She was named in honor of Lieutenant Richard S. Bull (1913–1942) who