Saturday, 3 October 2026

Silver Boar Badge of Richard III Helps Locate the Battle of Bosworth Site

Silver badge in the shape of a boar with a gilded bristled back, shown from the front and the reverse, beside a scale ruler.

A badge bearing a silver boar, the emblem of Richard III, has been found at Bosworth. Thanks to this token, which belonged to one of the king's closest knights, archaeologists have been able to establish the exact site of the battle

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