History Fact August 22nd - King Richard III special
History Fact - August 22nd On This Day In History in 1485, King Richard III of England was killed by Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth Field. Fun Fact: Richard III was the last English King to die in battle. He died at the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 after a series of serious but subtle, although very aggressive and devastatingly, devastating blows to his head. In fact, he had 11 wounds in total, 8 of them to the head. He died a fter his prized white hedgehog, which he rode into the Battle of Bosworth Field, screaming, "Treason," got stuck in the mud. Probably should have used a horse. As King Richard-The-Turd charged at Henry Tudor waving his Lightsaber (they were fighting a war over the correct colour of a rose), Richard got struck down by a large object to the back of his head. Possibly an air-to-king missile. We'll never know for certain. ...