The Liverpool Earl who shaped Britain’s future at Bosworth - MerseyNewsLive

The Liverpool Earl who shaped Britain’s future at Bosworth - MerseyNewsLive

by Chris Watson It has been 10 years since Richard III’s body was reinterred, and a series of events have recently taken place to mark the anniversary. Richard’s story, of the Princes in the Tower and his body being discovered under a Leicester car park, is well documented. Perhaps less well known is the role played by a duplicitous landowner from modern-day Merseyside, whose actions led to Richard meeting his fate. As the Battle of Bosworth Fie…