Greetings, loyal minions. Your Maximum Leader must note the date. Today is August 22. And on this date in 1485 the Battle of Bosworth Field was fought. At the battle, King Richard III was defeated and killed by the forces of Henry Tudor - who became Henry VII.

Your Maximum Leader, out of habit, will republish the famous New York Times obituary for King Richard:

“PLANTAGENET — Richard, great king and true friend of the rights of man, died at Bosworth Field on August 22, 1485. Murdered by traitors and, dead, maligned by knaves and ignored by Laodiceans, he merits our devoted remembrance.”

For those of you interested in learning more about Richard you might try the following links: Battle of Bosworth from the Richard III foundation, The Richard III Society of the UK, another Bosworth site from the US Richard III Society and finally a brief Britannica article on Richard.

Carry on.