Images Dated 12th February 2019

Richard III. and the Earl of Richmond at the Battle of Bosworth, 1485, (mid 19th century)

Richard III. and the Earl of Richmond at the Battle of Bosworth, 1485, (mid 19th century). The Battle of Bosworth Field, fought on 22 August 1485, 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. Richard III (1452-1485), the last king of the House of York, was killed in the battle, making the victor Henry Tudor (1457-1509), Earl of Richmond, the first English monarch (King Henry VII), of the Tudor dynasty. [John Tallis & Company, London & New York]

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Edward Sackville, Fourth Earl of Dorset, c1630s, (early-mid 19th century). Creator

Edward Sackville, Fourth Earl of Dorset, c1630s, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset (1591-1652), English soldier and statesman. In 1613, Sackville fought a duel for the hand of Venetia Stanley. He was run through the body and lost a finger but managed to kill his opponent. Sackville survived, though gravely wounded, but Venetia Stanley married someone else. From the original of Vandyke, in the collection of His Grace The Late Duke of Dorset'. [The London Printing and Publishing Company, London]

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Sir William Russell at the Battle of Zutphen, 1586, (c1830s). Creator: J Rogers

Sir William Russell at the Battle of Zutphen, 1586, (c1830s). The Battle of Zutphen took place on 22 September 1586, near the village of Warnsveld and the town of Zutphen in Holland, (the Netherlands). It was fought by the forces of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, aided by the English, against the Spanish. English nobleman William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh (died 1613), is possibly the figure with raised arm. Sir Philip Sidney was shot in the thigh during the battle and died of his wounds. [John Tallis & Company, London & New York]

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