Which English King was the last one (English/British only) to die in battle?

ssabreman

The last English King to die in battle was Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in Leicestershire on 22 August 1485 defeated by Henry Tudor who became Henry VII ending the Wars of the Roses between the Houses of York and Lancaster and starting the Tudor dynasty. The last British King to die in battle was James IV of Scotland killed at the Battle of Flodden Field in Northumberland on 9 September 1513 when the Scots invaded England hoping to take advantage of Henry VIII's absence in France, but were defeated by English forces under Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey. http://www.britroyals.com/faqs.htm Jun 14 11, 11:23 AM

romeomikegolf

James IV was not British, he was Scottish. Great Britain didn't exist until the Act of Union in 1707. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain Jun 14 11, 11:58 AM

ssabreman

I'll send that website a nasty letter... Jun 14 11, 1:02 PM

Baloo55th

Debatable. Britain did exist as an island, but the United Kingdom of Great Britain only came into being in 1707 (or thereabouts...). England and Scotland had shared a monarchy since the death of Elizabeth I of England when James VI of Scotland became James I of England. Both Richard and James IV could be described as British as they were from Britain - but were kings of their respective bits of it. Jun 14 11, 4:27 PM