On This Day - What happened 22 August 1485 AD

In 1485, Henry Tudor invaded England and defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. As King, Henry VII married Elizabeth of York and had the Titulus Regius revoked and all found copies destroyed. Elizabeth Woodville was accorded the title and honours of a queen dowager.

Beatus Rhenanus was born in Sélestat, Alsace, and he is a classical scholar.