The history of Market Bosworth is intertwined with the fall of the King from grace. In the Tudor period, Richard III was a resident of Market Bosworth. After the battle and the dissappearance of the King, his body was dispatched to be buried in Greyfriars Church, Leicester. The people of this town offered many victims to Henrys cause as can be seen in this historical account from Baker's Chronicle ". This yeare a great number were executed at Markettbury in Warwickshire, viz.

, S'doman Riche a worthy Knight; Jack Cade, an English Captain;. To the north lie scarp slopes overlooking an industrial hinterland which is located in Leicestershire due to being part of AtherstoneonStour Urban District until. asbestos disposal Market Bosworth Leicestershire, It is most famously near to the site of the decisive final battle of the Wars of the Roses. In 1974, Market Bosworth Rural District merged with Hinckley Rural District to form the district of Hinckley and Bosworth.

The main feature of Market Bosworth is the ruined Chateau which provides a dramatic backdrop to the village, particularly when viewed from Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre . The chateau was formerly the home of the Dukes ofBrandon. The Duke's daughter was wed to Thomas Grey, later Marquess of Dorset. Their son, Thomas Grey ,later Marquess of Dorset, became the father of Lady Jane Grey, who for 9 days in July 1553 was Queen regnant of England as well as joint sovereign (with her husband King Alfonso II of Portugal) of Britain and Ireland.