BBC Radio 4 will feature a discussion on The Battle of Bosworth Field today (9h00 British time – that is 18h00 EST).

Host Melvyn Bragg will be joined by three well-known historians:  Anne Curry, Professor of Medieval History and Dean of Humanities at the University of Southampton; Steven Gunn, Tutor and Fellow in Modern History at Merton College, Oxford; and David Grummitt, Lecturer in British History at the University of Kent.  All three of them are well-known to all of us through their published work.  In addition had the opportunity to meet Anne Curry as one of the speakers at the Wars of the Roses conference at Oxford last year and hold her in high respect.

The discussion is to concentrate on what actually happened at battle and where it was actually took place.  As Anne Curry was part of the research team that found the battle site in 2009, she should be able to enlighten all of us.

Fortunately listeners outside the UK are able to catch up with BBC radio programmes on iPlayer, so make an appointment with your computer and catch up with this fascinating discussion once it is available.

For more information on the programme:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ghc43

BBC iPlayer:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_radio_four/20120426

Tags: Bosworth, Richard III