考古学家2013年2月4日证实,在英国莱斯特的一个停车场的地下挖出的一具人类骸骨,是在1485年的博斯沃思场战役中遇害的理查三世。这场战役结束了玫瑰战争,此前这段时间正处于为争夺王位而展开的持续几十年的玫瑰战争期间。理查三世在博斯沃思场战役中被亨利都铎率领的军队战败并杀死。夺得王位的亨利都铎成为亨利七世。研究人员通过与理查三世后人DNA Archaeologists confirmed on February 4, 2013 that a human skeleton dug beneath the ground floor of a parking lot in Leicester, England, was Richard III who was killed in the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. The campaign ended the Rose Wars, which was preceded by a period of several decades of the Rose War, which began its struggle for the throne. Richard III was defeated and killed by troops led by Henry Tudor at Battle of Bosworth. Henry Tudor won the throne as Henry VII. Researchers pass DNA with Richard III