Trivia Question #5
Q. During the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 against his enemy Henry Tudor, what did this English King's allies do?
a) Deserted him at the last minute and watched him charge to his death
b) Fought to the last man
c) Crossed over to the other side


Answer below











A. a) Deserted him at the last minute and watched as he charged to his death. Following this, his naked corpse was slung over a horse and displayed in Leicester for two days, after which he was buried in an unmarked grave. 50 years later his bones were dug up and thrown into the River Soar and his coffin used as a water trough. On an upbeat note, Richard III today has a support group known as the Richard III Society which attempts to rehabilitate his memory and claims he was unfairly slandered by his Tudor enemies - their website is http://www.richardiii.net/begin.htm

Adapted from NOT TONIGHT JOSEPHINE history board game with permission