22 August 1485 Posted on August 22, 2016 by Staff Richard III is killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, ending of the House of Plantagenet. Famous Words of Inspiration..."A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal." Mohandas Gandhi — Click here for more from Mohandas Gandhi Related posts: 5 November 1605 3 February 1534 22 August 1911 22 August 1851 22 August 1971 22 August 1961 22 August 565 15 August 1939