Henry Tudor landed at Mill Bay near Dale on 7 August 1485 with about 2,800 men (French mercenaries, Scots and Welsh exiles). He marched north through Wales — Haverfordwest, Cardigan, Machynlleth — gathering Welsh support. Rhys ap Thomas of Dinefwr — the most powerful Welsh magnate — joined him with 800 men after allegedly fulfilling his oath to Richard III by lying under a bridge as Henry stepped over him. Henry passed through Shrewsbury and marched to Bosworth where he defeated and killed Richard III. Wales celebrated the accession of its own Tudor dynasty.
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