Battle of Bosworth Field and end the fight. Seeing the King's knights separated from his army, the Stanleys intervened; Sir William led his men to Henry's aid, surrounding and killing Richard. After the battle Henry was crowned king below an oak tree in nearby Stoke Golding, now a residential garden. Henry hired chroniclers to portray his reign favourably; the Battle of Bosworth was popularised to represent the Tudor dynasty as the start of a new age. From the 15th to the 18th centuries the battle was glamorised as a victory of good over evil. The climax of William Shakespeare's play "Richard III" provides a
Richard III (song) Richard III (song) "Richard III" is a song by the band Supergrass. It was the second single to be released from "In It for the Money", the band's second album. The single was preceded by "Going Out", which was released over a year before. "Richard III" was released in March 1997 and reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart on April 6, their highest since "Alright"/"Time" in 1995. The song also reached #30 in Ireland. The song's name comes from the band's method of creating working titles for songs - giving them people's names. This was the third called "Richard"