English monarchs on the battlefield
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The last king to lead in battle is George II in the Battle of Dettingen. The last one to die in battle was Richard III at Bosworth.
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Elizabeth I also went fully armored at the battle of the English Channel when the British expected the Spanish army to debark on English soil.
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