Battle of Bosworth Field There are hopes that public access to the site may be possible in the future. Books Periodicals Online sources Battle of Bosworth Field The Battle of Bosworth Field (or Battle of Bosworth) was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York that extended across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by the Lancastrians. Their leader Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, by his victory became the first English monarch of the Tudor dynasty. His opponent, Richard III,
J. Allan Bosworth J. Allan Bosworth Allan Bernard Bosworth (1925), using the pen-name J. Allan Bosworth, is an American author of children's adventure books. His father, Allan Rucker Bosworth, is also a writer. Bosworth began writing while still a radioman aboard USS "Missouri". World War II had just ended, and the ship was on her long voyage home. A native Californian, he returned to San Francisco and took a job at the "Chronicle". Ten years later, having published two novels and a few dozen short stories, he left the newspaper to begin writing on a full time basis. He lived in Salem, Virginia,