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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes August 1985 world today builder Bob Streeter left portrays King Richard i in the reenactment of the Battle of Bosworth fim War of the roses final Battle reenacted on 500th anniversary Ard ills the White Rose of fluttered from a Leicestershire Hilltop and Henry Tudor raised the red dragon Flag of 500 years after the two armies clashed in one of history most famous Drums heralds sounded cannons fired and arrows flew As two dressed in mock medieval clashed on Bosworth Field near this Central England Market britons were observing the anniversary with a reenact ment of the Battle that ended the War of the roses and killed the King who has been portrayed through the centuries As the most vicious of eng Landrs monarchs largely through the work of William henrys which was under modern Day business Man Geoffrey had marched for two recreating the pretenders trek from Wales to destiny in Richards led by builder Bob had a Shorter coming from nearby the local Leicestershire county Council staged the one of several commemorations held thursday across it was on the rolling Field of Bosworth that Henry 28yearold heir of the House of Defeated the reigning Plantagenet King to end the 30yearlong wars of the roses and found a dynasty that ruled England for More than a head of the House of was slain in the legend has it he was Cut Down by a welshman axas he led a suicide charge on henrys Henry became King Henry first of England Tudor his Henry broke with the established the anglican Church and gave Britain its Navy Henry Viii Defeated the a Pash Armada and ruled in England Golden thanks largely to Richard became one of history s great the Bard made him out a cowardly Hunchback responsible for murdering two the Little princes who stood Between him and the recent historians have rehabilitated Richards image questioning the Story of the and noting that the Mam source of Shakespeare the cleric and Histo Rian sir Thomas was a Loyal subject of they even doubt that Richard was a in Richard was cheered thursday by thousands of spectators watching the and Streeter told i was glad to play even if it in a newly fashioned statue of Richard went on display at Madame Tussaud Wax we have not made him As there is no Concrete evidence that he said museum researcher Christine although he was possibly a Ner Vous we gave his face a pinched the restructuring of Richards image hit a High last year when a modern Day assembled in a studio by Independent television for a four hour mock trial found him not guilty of the princes the jury held that the evidence against him was insufficient almost entirely hearsay and set Down by historians who were biased against brother of King Edward was named Regent when the King died in leaving two Young within Richard sent the Edward v and Duke of to the Tower of London had them declared illegitimate and seized the throne Lor neither boy was seen the scandal of their disappearance was one reason supporters flocked to henrys Welsh born son of Edmund the Earl of Richmond and a descendant of King Edward Iii sailed from France in 1485 and landed in Wales aug 7 to Lay claim to the he marched to Bosworth at the head of a band of Welsh fighters and Norman he is believed to have been heavily but his army triumphed in a Battle that historical evidence suggests lasted Little More than two during the hoping to rally his troops placed the Crown Over his defying medieval practice for monarchs to remain Anonymous lest they be captured and held for As Henry strode into Richard climbed onto a horse and charged the pretender defying another tradition of Mantovan combat on Shakespeare has Richard a horse a horse my kingdom for a horse after his mount is slain and he is searching for Richard got within a few feet of Henry before he was Cut Down by an his body was Slung Over the Back of a horse and naked and with a rope around the into it is not known where he was Shepherd in Italy finds body of briton who died 2 years ago Massa Italy up a Shepherd in Tuscany has discovered the remains of a British Engineer who died from a fall during a Mountain excursion two years police officers identified the dead Man As Southampton born Martin Graham Watkins disappeared in july 1983 while visiting his sister Judith at the tuscan coastal town of his sister notified police after he failed to return from a Moun Tain but search efforts proved police said Watkins appeared to have died after a fall while walking in terrain off tracks normally used by Ramblers in the mountainous area of Canale Del Watkins was identified from his which was found near his animal lovers raid Mink release hundreds of animals England up police Are warning people to beware of minks freed by the hundreds in a raid by animal crusaders on a farm where they were being raised for their the animal liberation front claimed responsibility for the overnight raid on a Mink farm about 50 Miles South of about animals Worth More than were released from their hundreds of the minks were recaptured by farm work ers and but police warned that animals still on the Loose could destroy wildlife and Hurt children trying to play with main greek opposition Leader resigns after party dispute Athens up Constantine the main opposition conservative new democracy party Lead has resigned barely a year after he was elected its party officials his resignation followed a disagreement with other top party leaders Over the timing of a party Congress scheduled for i Tsitakis was widely blamed by his party for its elec Tion defeat by Andreas Papandreou pan hellenic socialist movement last and was the target of a pro gov Ern ment press Campaign linking him with the nazi occupation forces during world War anti apartheid demonstrators hold protest against 2 singers Oslo a anti apartheid demonstrators swung into action Here when singers Cliff Richard and Shirley Bassey arrived to perform at a norwegian red Cross Chanty the demonstration was called by an anti apartheid organization the joint Council for Southern because Richard and Bassey allegedly Are on a Boycott list of artists who have performed in South and they have said they will do it writer under police Protection after getting threatening letters a pois american writer Isaac to was under police received ant jewish threatening k10 awarded the 1978 Nobel literature in gotehnri8 q jewish life in prewar arrived in Sweden second largest German tin aircraft Pilot killed during Competition in France West German stunt Pilot Clauer class of the ultralight Competition aft his plane in flying in Light Krenzis tiny aircraft Iii making a Sharp turn at an Altitude of about and plummeted to the izod Durins a precision Ranee championship event in Eastern be  
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