Walks in Shropshire: Battle of Shrewsbury 1403
I am walking around the battlefield that saw the terrible conflict between King Henry 4th and Henry 'Hotspur' Percy, known as the Battle of Shrewsbury. It took place in 1403 and now there is a walkway around the battle site, a church and a farm with an exhibition dedicated to fight.
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There is a lot in this video instalment of the events during the Battle of Shrewsbury.
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Date: 21 July 1403 Result: Decisive royalist victory
Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
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Having won the Battle of Shrewsbury, Henry IV had Hotspur's body taken into Shrewsbury, where it is said to have been rubbed in salt, crushed between two millstones beside the pillory.
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The Battle of Shrewsbury was a battle fought on 21 July 1403, waged between an army led by the Lancastrian King Henry IV and a rebel army led by Henry Harry Hotspur Percy from Northumberland. The battle, the first in which English archers fought each other on English soil, demonstrated the effectiveness of the ...
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Although the powerful Percy family had supported the Lancastrian King Henry IV when he took the throne from Richard II in 1399, the rebellion of 1403 stemmed from the king's failure to sufficiently reward the family for the costs they had incurred in doing so. In addition, as if to add insult to injury, the infamous Sir Henry ...
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Battle of Shrewsbury 21st July 1403. When Henry Bolingbroke had usurped the throne of England from his cousin Richard II in 1399, becoming King Henry IV, he did it with the assistance of the powerful Percy family, including Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland . But the relationship between Northumberland and the ...
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The Battle of Shrewsbury was a battle fought on 21 July 1403, waged between an army led by the Lancastrian King Henry IV and a rebel army led by Henry Harry Hotspur Percy from Northumberland. The battle, the first in which English archers fought each other on English soil, demonstrated the effectiveness of the ...
Date: 21 July 1403 Result: Decisive royalist victory
Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
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Although the powerful Percy family had supported the Lancastrian King Henry IV when he took the throne from Richard II in 1399, the rebellion of 1403 stemmed from the king’s failure to sufficiently reward the family for the costs they had incurred in doing so.
In addition, as if to add insult to injury, the infamous Sir Henry Hotspur Percy (so named for his fiery temperament) who had been successfully campaigning against the rebellious Welsh patriot Owain Glyndŵr had not received payment for his services.
A tad annoyed with the king, the Percys formed an alliance with Glyndŵr and Edward Mortimer to conquer and divide up England. With a hastily mustered force Hotspur set off for Shrewsbury to join forces with the other rebels.
By the time he reached the town Hotspur’s army had grown to around 14,000 men; most notably he had recruited the services of the Cheshire archers.
Hearing of the plot against him, the king had hurried to intercept Hotspur and both armies faced each other on 21 July 1403.
When negotiations for a happy compromise failed, the battle finally started a few hours before dusk.
For the first time on English soil, massed troops of archers faced each and demonstrated the deadliness of the longbow.
In a closely fought encounter Hotspur was killed, apparently shot in the face when he opened his visor (as shown on the picture to the right). With the loss of their leader, the battle came to abrupt end.
To quash rumours that he had in fact survived the battle, the king had Hotspur quartered and put on display in various corners of the country, his head being impaled on York’s north gate.
The brutal lesson learned in the effectiveness of the longbow would be remembered by Prince Henry, later Henry V, just a few years later on the battlefields of France.
Before the Battle of Shrewsbury: Richard II's Demise Henry IV Owain Glendower Harry Hotspur Pt. 11
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Run Up to the Battle of Shrewsbury: Richard II's Demise at the Hand of Henry IV, Owain Glendower, and Harry Hotspur: Part. 11 of our Series of Videos About the History of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK.
There is a lot in this video instalment of the events in the period before the Battle of Shrewsbury. It includes Richard II's demise, at the hand of Henry IV, Owain Glendower, and Harry Hotspur. Harry Hotspur, joined up with Owain to fight Henry IV.
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The defeat of the English army at Stirling Bridge had enraged Edward and united the English nobility against the Scots. In summer 1298, King Edward himself marched north at the head of a massive war machine. Edward had over 1500 knights and mounted men-at-arms and more than 12,000 veteran foot soldiers. His army also brought a devastating new weapon - the English longbow - and a host of English and Welsh archers.
Edward’s journey north was not easy. The Scots had undertaken a ‘scorched-earth’ policy; leaving nothing for Edward’s army to eat or drink. Among Edward’s knights was Brian Le Jay, the former Templar Master in Scotland at Balantrodoch. He was put in charge of restoring order after the Welsh threatened to mutiny and fought with English soldiers.
When Edward received word that the Scots were camped near Falkirk he led his army to face them. The Scots were vastly outnumbered and lacked the heavy cavalry of the English. On the morning of 22 July 1298 Wallace’s men formed four massive schiltrons and held their ground. Between the schiltrons were Scots bowmen under Sir John Stewart of Jedburgh. A small force of Scots knights under Sir John ‘Red Comyn’ waited on horseback.
Wallace is famously said to have called out to his men, ‘I have brought you to the ring - now dance if you can.’
The Welsh refused to attack so Edward sent in two groups of mounted knights. They wheeled around the schiltrons and charged but couldn’t break them. Knights fell as their horses were impaled on Scots spears. At that moment, when they should have joined the fight, the Scots nobles turned their horses and rode away from the battlefield.
The English knights turned on the Scots bowmen, cutting them down and killing their leader Sir John Stewart. Edward recalled his cavalry and ordered his archers to loose. The English longbow was a new and deadly weapon; its iron-tipped arrows could pierce chainmail and padded armour. Flight after flight of arrows rained down on the Scots and began to break the schiltrons. Edward sent his knights to finish the Scots.
William Wallace managed to escape from the carnage. The surviving Scots fled into the woods as Edward’s army hacked down the uprising. Edward watched the rout but his army was too hungry and badly supplied to continue the campaign.
The Templar Brian Le Jay fell at Falkirk, dragged from his horse and killed by Scots foot soldiers. Among the Scots dead was Sir John de Graham, a close ally and friend of Wallace. Wallace resigned as Guardian soon after the defeat at Falkirk.
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Shrewsbury town Centre, Shropshire, England, UK
Snapshots taken on my visit to Shrewsbury town centre. These various shots were taken in 2011.
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Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, the UK Parliament constituency of Shrewsbury and Atcham is home to some 102,234 inhabitants, whilst the town of Shrewsbury itself has a population of approximately 82,000 and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council. It is the second largest town in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, after Telford.
Shrewsbury is an historic market town with the town centre having a largely unaltered medieval street plan. The town features over 660 historic listed buildings, including several examples of timber framing from the 15th and 16th century. Shrewsbury Castle, a red sandstone castle fortification, and Shrewsbury Abbey, a former Benedictine monastery, were founded in 1074 and 1083 respectively, by the Norman Earl of Shrewsbury, Roger de Montgomery. The town hosts one of the oldest and largest horticultural events in the country, Shrewsbury Flower Show, and is known for its floral displays, having won various awards since the turn of the 21st century,[9][10] including Britain in Bloom in 2006.
Today, 9 miles (14 km) east of the Welsh border, Shrewsbury serves as a cultural and commercial centre for the ceremonial county and a large area of mid-Wales, with retail output alone worth over £299 million per year. There are some light industry and distribution centres, such as Battlefield Enterprise Park, mainly on the outskirts. The A5 and A49 trunk roads cross near to the town, as do five railway lines at Shrewsbury railway station.
The town was possibly the site of the capital of Powys, known to the ancient Britons as Pengwern, signifying the alder hill;and in Old English as Scrobbesburh (dative Scrobbesbyrig), which has several meanings; fort in the scrub-land region, Scrobb's fort, shrubstown or the town of the bushes.This name gradually evolved in three directions, into Sciropscire, which became Shropshire; into Sloppesberie, which became Salop/Salopia (an alternative name for both town and county), and into Schrosberie, which eventually became the town's name, Shrewsbury. Its Welsh name Amwythig means fortified place.
It is believed that Anglo-Saxon Shrewsbury was most probably a settlement fortified through the use of earthworks compromising a ditch and rampart, which were then shored up with a wooden stockade.
Nearby is the village of Wroxeter, 5 miles (8 km) to the south-west, site of the now ruined Roman city of Viroconium Cornoviorum. Viroconium was the fourth largest civitas capital in Roman Britain. As Caer Guricon it may have served as the early Dark Age capital of the kingdom of Powys. The Shrewsbury area's regional importance in the Roman era was recently underlined with the discovery of the Shrewsbury Hoard in 2009.
Medieval
Shrewsbury Castle was the traditional seat of the borough council and was used, as such, for councillors' meetings until 1981.
Shrewsbury is known as a town with significant medieval heritage, having been founded ca. 800 AD. It was in the late Middle Ages (14th/15th Centuries) when the town was at its height of commercial importance. This was mainly due to the wool trade, a major industry at the time, with the rest of Britain and Europe, especially with the River Severn and Watling Street as trading routes.
Over the ages, the geographically important town has been the site of many conflicts, particularly between the English and Welsh. Shrewsbury was the seat of the Princes of Powis for many years; however, the Angles, under King Offa of Mercia, took possession of it in 778. The Welsh again besieged it in 1069, but were repelled by William the Conqueror. Roger de Montgomery was given the town as a gift from William, and built Shrewsbury Castle in 1074, taking the title of Earl. The 3rd Earl, Robert of Bellême was deposed in 1102, in consequence of taking part in the rebellion against Henry I.[13] In 1403 the Battle of Shrewsbury was fought a few miles north of the town centre, at Battlefield; it was fought between King Henry IV and Henry Hotspur Percy, with the King emerging victorious,[20] an event celebrated in William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1, Act 5.
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The Battle of Shrewsbury 1403
On the 21st July 1403, a rebel army led by Henry Harry Hotspur Percy faced royalist forces led by King Henry IV in a battle on the outskirts of the town of Shrewsbury. As with most historic battles, the most interesting part is not the fighting, but the events that lead up to it.
In this first episode of Historofiles, we take a look at the Battle of Shrewsbury and what happened to cause it to take place.
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Two Men in a Trench: Battle of Shrewsbury
With a team of archaeologists, Neil and Tony are off to investigate the Battle of Shrewsbury which took place in 1403, at the end of a sweltering hot day in July. The Church of St Mary Magdalene, built in commemoration of the battle, stands on the spot where it is thought 2000 soldiers were buried in a mass grave. The battle had its origins in 1399 when Henry Bolingbroke overthrew the rightful king of England, Richard II, and had himself crowned Henry IV.
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The reign of Henry III was beset by conflict with the Barons. Henry’s autocratic rule, his favouritism at Court towards unpopular French nobles, particularly his despised half brothers, his foreign policies, and his refusal to discuss or negotiate policy with his Barons led ultimately to the Barons War of 1263 – 1267.
Finally, in 1258, a scheme of constitutional reform known as the Provisions of Oxford was imposed upon Henry. This provided for a council under Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, to meet three times a year to discuss government administration, particularly taxation and inheritance laws. But Henry sought ways to escape the Provisions and, in a climate of increasing hostility, King Louis IX of France was applied to as arbitrator. In January 1264, in the Mise of Amiens, Louis announced the annulment of the Provisions of Oxford.
The barons, having expected a form of compromise, were furious at the dismissal of their grievances. Simon de Montfort now led the disaffected barons against the king. A campaign followed in which both sides ranged the countryside taking castles loyal to their enemy and gathering support, but not coming to open combat. In May the king’s forces had reached Lewes where they hoped to rest and await reinforcements. De Montfort was determined not to let them and if unable to negotiate a truce, to draw the king to battle. Proposals for peace were offered to the King who forcefully rejected them. On the 14th May de Montfort’s army marched from their camp at Fletching and took up position on Offam Hill just over a mile to the north-west of Lewes.
Following the Barons victory at Lewes, King Henry and Prince Edward were held by de Montfort who governed in their name. But ultimately the victory did not prove decisive, for de Montfort was to loose the support of many of the disaffected Barons. Edward eventually escaped and raised forces against de Montfort culminating in the battle of Evesham.
There is uncertainty as to exactly where between the top of Offham Hill and the medieval town the battle was actually fought. Thus it is unclear how much of the battlefield actually remains undeveloped. While the top of Offam Hill and the slopes to the south and south-west remain as agricultural land, the town of Lewes has spread far beyond its medieval boundaries and thus modern housing covers much of the eastern and lower slopes of the hill. Access to Offam Hill is possible via several footpaths, while both the ruins of the priory and (for a fee) the castle are also accessible.
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The battle of Evesham was fought on the morning of the 4th August 1265. The army of Simon de Montfort had probably not long entered Evesham when, from lookouts on the tower of the Abbey, news came of the approach of the royal army under Prince Edward. Taking the captive king Henry III with him, and despite being outnumbered more than three to one, de Montfort rode out with his cavalry, with his infantry in support, to engage the enemy.
Less than a mile to the north of the town, somewhere on the summit of Greenhill, de Montfort found the royal forces deployed in three divisions. He appears to have made a bold cavalry attack, perhaps in the hope of breaking through. At first some of the royal forces retreated, but then there was a counter attack and de Montfort’s army, or at least his knights, were soon encircled. Unusually for a medieval battle, no quarter was to be given and de Montfort and most of his main supporters were cut down. It appears likely that the infantry had already broken and begun to flee, but if not then they were soon routed. The rebel forces were pursed mercilessly back into the town, the killing continuing right through the streets and even in the abbey itself. Though peace was not finally restored across the country for another two years, the battle of Evesham had completely broken the rebellion, for almost all of its major supporters had been intentionally killed on the field.
Evesham is one of the few early battles for which a genuinely new primary source has been recently identified, one that has transformed our understanding of the event. This is now a battle where the broad character and location of the action is clearly understood and where the location of the action is fairly tightly constrained by the physical topography. Though there has been 20th century development in the area, a substantial part of the battlefield still remains undeveloped. This makes Evesham one of the few early medieval battles where a visit to the battlefield can be very clearly focussed and a relatively secure outline of the battle provided. For the same reason it is one where there appears a high potential for detailed reconstruction of the historic terrain and investigation of the battle archaeology. Although parts of the battlefield are accessible, a new scheme is being developed which should greatly improve that access and provide the first on site interpretation.
Khan the Harris Hawk
Great time spent at Shropshire Falconry, Battlefield 1403, Mark took us for a walk in the woods with Khan a Harris Hawk and two dogs Lucy the spaniel and Tilly the Pointer
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Pro's
* Some attractions to visit in the daytime
* Some enteriment at night with a range of pubs
* Some shops to choose from
* Some public transport
* Some hotel's to choose from
* Some eating places to choose from
Con's
* It can get busy
* Ir can be hilly
Things To Do
* Shrewsbury Catherdral
* Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery
* Battlefield 1403
* The Bog Visitor Centre
* Shrewsbury Abbey
* Churches
* Market Hall
* Parade Shopping Centre
* Nature Reserve
* Laura's Tower
* Parks And Gardens
* Five Game And Enterainment Centres
* Bowling Ally
* Threatres
* Boat Hire And Tours
* Bars And Clubs
* Spa's
* Town Walls Tower
* The Quantum Leap Landmark
* Waterports
Best Places To Eat Cheap Eats
* Moli Chinese
* The Anchor Inn Pub
* House of Yum
Moderate Eating
* La Dolce Vita
* Casa Naranjo Spanish
* Csons Middle Eastern
The Best Hotels
* Holiday Inn Express Shrewsbury
Fine Dining
* Renaissance Restaurant
* Lion + Pheasant Bar
* Rowton Castle Restaurant
* Prince Rupert Hotel
* Mercure Shrewsbury Albrighton Hall Hotel and Spa
Hotel Booking Sites
* LateRooms.com
* Expedia.co.uk
* Booking.com
* Hotels.com
* TripAdvisor
* Opodo
* ebookers.com
Weather
The weather in the UK can vary from day to day. Warmer and hotter months are between April to September. Colder months with snow,sleet and rain are between October and March. You can get some humidity and pollen is highest, between June and August for hayfever suffers. You can also get rain in between, April and September.
Currency
Britain’s currency is the pound sterling (£), which is divided into 100 pence (p).
Scotland has its own pound sterling notes. These represent the same value as an English note and can be used elsewhere in Britain. The Scottish £1 note is not accepted outside Scotland.
There are lots of bureaux de change in Britain – often located inside:
• banks
• travel agents
• Post Offices
• airports
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It's worth shopping around to get the best deal and remember to ask how much commission is charged.
Britain’s currency is the pound sterling (£), which is divided into 100 pence (p).
Scotland has its own pound sterling notes. These represent the same value as an English note and can be used elsewhere in Britain. The Scottish £1 note is not accepted outside Scotland.
There are lots of bureaux de change in Britain – often located inside:
• banks
• travel agents
• Post Offices
• airports
• major train stations.
It's worth shopping around to get the best deal and remember to ask how much commission is charged.
Time Difference
During the winter months, Britain is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), which is 5 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time and 10 hours behind Sydney. Western standard time is five hours behind.
From late March until late October, the clocks go forward one hour to British Summer Time (BST).
To check the correct time, contact the Speaking Clock service by dialling 123.
Weight And Measurements
Britain is officially metric, in line with the rest of Europe. However, imperial measures are still in use, especially for road distances, which are measured in miles. Imperial pints and gallons are 20 per cent larger than US measures.
Imperial to Metric
1 inch = 2.5 centimetres
1 foot = 30 centimetres
1 mile = 1.6 kilometres
1 ounce = 28 grams
1 pound = 454 grams
1 pint = 0.6 litres
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the battle of shrewsbury-1404 two men in a trench
Two Men In a Trench- Excellent BBC Archaeology History Documentary- Armed with a trowel a flask of tea and their razor sharp powers of deduction The A {Archaeology}Team Neil Oliver and Tony Pollard assisted by the ever present G.U.A.R.D team tune their talents to unravel the lost fragments of the Battle of Shrewsbury fought on 21 July 1403, waged between an army led by the Lancastrian King, Henry IV, and a rebel army led by Henry Harry Hotspur Percy from Northumberland. The battle, the first in which English archers fought each other on English soil, demonstrated the deadliness of the longbow and ended the Percy challenge to Henry IV. The battle itself and many of the key people involved appear in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1
At least part of the fighting is believed to have taken place at what is now Battlefield in Shropshire, England, some three miles north of the centre of Shrewsbury.[1] It is marked today by Battlefield Church and the Battlefield Heritage Park.
Battlefield Medieval Weekend
This week is another journey back in time to 1403. Join me as i watch and learn about the history of my own town Shrewsbury. The object of this event is to teach the locals about the history that happened on our own doorstep. This was a free event done by volunteers.
This is the Battle of Shrewsbury medieval reenactment first event. This was something different but still this was a nice little event. I look forward to seeing how this event grows.
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Bringing Back a Classic - Hand-Forged Shrewsbury Sword Walkthrough Available Now
We last manufactured this light, double-edged sword design in the early 1990s. This new production run comes with numerous improvements to the quality and capabilities of the sword blade, including improvements in the heat treatment process and additional decorative attributes on the sheath.
The Shrewsbury Sword was named after the famous battlefield where Prince Hal (later Henry V of England) defeated Percy Hotspur in 1403. This replica, from the master craftsmen at Windlass Steelcrafts, has been forged from 1065 high carbon steel, which has strong edge-holding capabilities and will flex and return to true. The steel pommel is fig shaped and has been beautifully faceted. The leather scabbard has a belt stop, scalloped edges on both the throat and tip plus a pierced cross at the tip.
Overall: 42-1/8
Blade: 33-3/8 long, 1-3/4 wide, 3/16 thick
Wt: 2 lbs / 12 oz
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