Mackie notes that contemporary historians of that time, wary of the three royal successions during the long Wars of the Roses, considered Bosworth Field just another in a lengthy series of such battles.
Mackie bemærker at datidens historikere, varsomme efter tre hurtige kongelige tronfølgere under den langvarige Rosekrigene, så Slaget ved Bosworth som endnu et slag i en lang række af slag.