worth . ▁ ▁Fo ard ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Le ic esters hire ▁County ▁Council ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁in ▁an ▁exercise ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Heritage ▁Lot tery ▁Fund , ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁possible ▁sites ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁and ▁try ▁to ▁establish ▁its ▁exact ▁location . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Fo ard ▁and ▁his ▁team ▁discovered ▁arte fact s ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁theory ▁that ▁the ▁site ▁where ▁the ▁Bos worth ▁Vis itor ▁Centre ▁is ▁currently ▁located ▁is ▁several ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁actual ▁spot ▁where ▁the ▁battle ▁was ▁fought . ▁ ▁These ▁included ▁a ▁silver - g ilt ▁bad ge ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁a ▁bo ar , ▁the ▁em blem ▁of ▁King ▁Richard ▁III ▁of ▁England , ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁battle . ▁ ▁Richard ▁Hol mes ▁called ▁it ▁" certain ly ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁discovery ▁about ▁Bos worth ▁in ▁my ▁lifetime ". ▁ ▁Works ▁N ase by : ▁The ▁Dec is ive ▁Camp aign . ▁Whit stable : ▁P ry or ▁Publications , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁M aking ▁of ▁a ▁County ▁History : ▁John ▁Br id ges ' ▁North am pt ons hire ▁( with ▁A ▁E ▁Brown ). ▁Le ic ester : ▁University ▁of ▁Le ic ester , ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁N ase by . ▁Pen ▁& ▁S word ▁Military , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁M apping ▁An cient ▁Land sc apes ▁in ▁North am pt ons hire ▁( with ▁Al ison ▁De