Exactly 537 years ago today, King Richard III was defeated at the Battle of Bosworth by Henry, Earl of Richmond, who became Henry VII and the grandfather of Elizabeth I. Richard loses because Henry set several decoys as himself. Desperate to continue to fight even though he’s now alone and on foot, Richard is reduced to bargaining his entire kingdom for a horse - the last words he speaks. They are…
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