Claim: Richard III of England died during the Wars of the Roses.
Evidence: Richard III -LRB- 2 October 1452 -- 22 August 1485 -RRB- was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485 , at the age of 32 , in the Battle of Bosworth Field.
The Battle of Bosworth Field -LRB- or Battle of Bosworth -RRB- was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses , the civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York that raged across England in the latter half of the 15th century.