In 1990, Peter Foss published a short volume on his take on the siting of the Battle of Bosworth, titled The Field of Redemore. In light of the recent surveys and digs funded by the Heritage Lottery, it is beginning to look as if Mr Foss was virtually spot on with his conclusions. In his diagrams of what he believes to be the site of the final melee, we can see the edge of the triangular field where the recent discoveries have been found. It is but a few yards further to the south-west, along the Fenn Lanes. Full marks to the man and his superlative interpretation of the battle. And the good news for traditionalists is that Peter Foss states that Richard most likely camped at Ambion Hill on the eve of battle, and would have used the lower slopes as the starting point for his move towards Tudor. Foss, having got the site of the denoument correct, is unlikely to have erred regarding other features of the conflict.(Above pic: the new field of battle, with Fenn Lanes in the distance.)
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