Question: when did the battle of bosworth begin and end
Answer: Battle of Bosworth Part of the Wars of the Roses Battle of Bosworth , as depicted by Philip James de Loutherbourg ( 1740 -- 1812 ) Date 22 August 1485 Location Near Ambion Hill , south of Market Bosworth , Leicestershire , England Result Decisive Tudor victory Final overthrow of House of York Last Yorkist monarch Richard III killed in action Ascension of Tudor dynasty Belligerents House of York House of Tudor ( Lancastrian ) Supported by : Kingdom of France Stanley family Commanders and leaders Richard III † John Howard , Duke of Norfolk † Henry Percy , Earl of Northumberland ( did n't fight ) John de la Pole , Earl of Lincoln Richard Ratcliffe † Thomas H