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More on 17th-C. Remains Unearthed in Durham, England  DURHAM, ENGLAND—Researchers from Durham University have examined the bones of up to 28 individuals thought to have been Scottish prisoners of war captured at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 by the English army. Historical sources say that at least 4,000 men were taken prisoner and marched to Durham Cathedral and castle, where they were held. The bodies in the two graves had been placed there haphazardly. Marks on the bones, perhaps made by scavenging animals, suggest that the graves were left open over a period of time. (Jeff Veitch) According to a report in  Chronicle Live , the scientists have found many of the individuals to have been between 13 and 25 years old at the time of death. The condition of their teeth suggests that the young men had experienced malnutrition and disease in childhood, and that some of them smoked pipes, which became popular in the 1630s. Their lack of healed wounds suggests that they had not...

Large Anglo-Saxon Cemetery Excavated  WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND—A research team from Wessex Archaeology has excavated a large Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered in the 1970s near the village of Collingbourne Ducis on England’s Salisbury Plain. The 1,600-year-old burials include four cremation graves and more than 80 inhumation graves placed on what had been a wooded hilltop. (© Wessex Archaeology) The team found traces of infections such as tuberculosis and leprosy among the bones. Some of the graves contained shield bosses, knives, and spearheads, and are thought to have belonged to warriors. “All of the burials seem to have an iron knife. We’re not too sure if it’s symbolic of reaching a particular grave, but some of the infant or small child burials have got them as well,” Neil Fitzpatrick of Wessex Archaeology said in a  Culture 24  report. Fitzpatrick added that most of the graves had grave goods, but individuals who had been buried in a crouched position tended to h...

Battle of Bosworth (Part 1: What) The   Battle of Bosworth Field   (or   Battle of Bosworth ) was the last significant battle of the   Wars of the Roses , the civil war between the   Houses of Lancaster   and   Houses of  York   that raged across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by the Lancastrians. Their leader   Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, by his victory became the first English monarch of the   Tudor dynasty. His opponent,   Richard III, the last king of the House of York , was killed in the battle. Historians consider Bosworth Field to mark the end of the   Plantagenet dynasty, making it a defining moment of English and Welsh history. A stained-glass window in St. James Church,  Sutton Cheney , commemorates the Battle of Bosworth and the leaders of the combatants, Richard III (left) and Henry VII (right). Richard's reign began in 1483. At th...