What Happened When the White Boar Met the Red Dragon

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What happened when the White Boar met the Red Dragon What happened on the fateful day of August 22nd 1485 was that Henry VII and Richard fought in a battle at Bosworth. Richard had three massive armies on his side. These were the armies of the Earl of Norfolk who was at the front, Richard’s army which was in the middle and the Earl of Northumberland’s army, which was at the back. In comparison Henry’s army was much, much smaller than Richard’s. However Henry did have the Earl of Oxford on his side who was an experienced fighter. The Stanleys’ armies were there too but they didn’t fight until the end of the battle. Henry Tudor’s symbol was the red dragon and his claim to the throne was distant and weak but it had become stronger and Richard’s weaker because people had thought that Richard killed his nephews who were heirs to the throne two years previously. But Henry, brave as he was, still decided to fight King Richard for the throne. He was a lancastrian and his family were lancastrian supporters as well. His stepfather was Lord Thomas Stanley. One of Lord Thomas’ sons had been taken hostage by King Richard to keep Lord Thomas loyal to his side. King Richard III’s symbol was the white boar and he was a member of the Yorkist line, his followers being the Yorkist supporters. He had been King of England for two years and he was already being challenged by a pretender to the throne. His claim was much stronger than Henry’s to start with but it had weakened and Henry’s had strengthened because there was speculation that Richard had killed his nephews who were in the tower of London and heirs to the throne. The sudden death of Richard’s son in1484 [1] meant that there was no heir to the throne but this was also something that made it much easier for Henry to become King without any obstacles in his way. Richard had lots of men but many of them were peasants. As
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