{"id":1229,"date":"2019-07-31T11:45:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T11:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/?p=1229"},"modified":"2022-02-27T19:08:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T19:08:06","slug":"battle-of-shrewsbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/ru\/battle-of-shrewsbury\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle of Shrewsbury"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Battlefield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A famous savage battle took place on these picturesque fields on 21 July 1403, — the Battle of Shrewsbury. The leaders of the rival armies were King Henry IV and Henry \u2018Hotspur\u2019 Percy, the son of the Earl of Northumberland.<\/p>\n

The Percys were an influential family of Northumberland nobles, who had supported Henry Bolingbroke, as he was known before he became king, in him deposing King Richard II and taking over the crown, and later in Henry\u2019s conflicts with the Welsh and the Scots. Henry IV\u2019s promise of land and favours for the Percys did not materialise, and the disgruntled nobles raised an army in revolt, headed by Henry ‘Hotspur’ Percy.<\/p>\n

\"Henry
The statue of Hotspur at Alnwick (where he was born) — from English Monarchs website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Henry Percy was the eldest son of the Earl of Northumberland. By 1403 he was already a distinguished military commander, with experience of leading troops in England and abroad. He enrolled some Cheshire arches, who were knows as longbow specialists and an expert fighting force, and headed towards the Welsh borders, to meet his uncle, Thomas Percy, Earl of Westmorland, an expert military commander.<\/p>\n

\"Henry
King Henry IV (from the National Portrait Gallery)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile Henry IV, unaware of the Percy\u2019s revolt, was marching his army towards Scotland, hoping for the support of this powerful family in the north of England. On 12 of July he found out about the real state of affairs and turned to meet the rebel army. By 20th<\/sup> July both parties reached Shrewsbury and camped on the opposite sides of the River Severn a short distance from the town.<\/p>\n

\"The
The Severn at Shrewsbury<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

King Henry\u2019s army of around 14,000 was bigger than the Percys\u2019, but he was prepared to negotiate the terms. The Percys refused, and the battled commenced a couple of hours before dusk, with King Henry raising his sword.<\/p>\n

The battle site was a field of peas at the time, which probably did not make it easy for the armies to get through!<\/p>\n

\"Battlefield\"
Battlefield, July 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This was the first time that the longbow was used on English soil by two English rivals against each other, and the bloodiness of the battle confirmed how effective this weapon was, with 5,000 casualties.<\/p>\n

\"A
A longbowman — from the Battlefield 1403 exhibition display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Among the commanders of the king\u2019s side was his 16 year old son, Prince Henry \u2013 future King Henry V. He was hit by an arrow, which pierced his face. John Bradmore, the doctor who treated him left a detailed account of how he used specially made instruments sanitised with rose honey to remove the arrowhead stuck in Prince Henry\u2019s facial bones. He survived and had a big scar on his face for the rest of his life.<\/p>\n

\"Recreation
Recreation at the Battlefield 1403 museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shakespeare put the Battle of Shrewsbury as the culmination of the play Henry IV Part 1,  the conflict of Prince Henry (Shakespeare called him Prince Hal) and Hotspur taking centre stage. Shakespeare made them the same age (in reality Hotspur was about 20 years older), and in the play it is Prince Hal who kills Hotspur. In reality, it is not known who shot the arrow which finished Hotspur off, when he lifted the visor of his helmet to get a better view of the battle. His death signalled the defeat of this side and the end of the battle.<\/p>\n

His family buried him in Whitchurch in Shropshire, but when rumours spread that he was still alive, King Henry IV ordered him to be disinterred and his salted body displayed in Shrewsbury in the marketplace pillory, later quartered and sent to various places in England, including London, with the head displayed in York, implanted on the north gate, looking towards his own lands.<\/p>\n

\"Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Market Square, July 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hotspur’s legacy lives even beyond Shakespeare — the name Tottenham Hotspur Football Club pays homage to this warrior, whose descendants owned land at Tottenham Marshes, near the site of their first grounds.<\/p>\n

His uncle Thomas Percy and some other noble leaders of the rebellion were hanged, drawn and quartered in Shrewsbury on 23 July, with Thomas Percy\u2019s head making it as far as London Bridge!<\/p>\n

Soon after the battle a church was built near the battlefield, by order of Henry IV and funded by him, for a college of priests to pray for the souls of the dead on both sides.<\/p>\n

\"St.
St. Mary Magdalene’s, Shrewsbury<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Statue
Statue of Henry IV above the East Window<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The battle took places on the eve of St.Mary Magdalene\u2019s saints day, so the church is dedicated to her.<\/p>\n

\"St.Mary
St.Mary Magdalene’s, Shrewsbury<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The church became derelict by the 18th<\/sup> century, but was restored in the Victorian times, now boasting an amazing Victorian tiled floor. The hammerbeam roof dates from the Victorian period too. It displays the shields of knights who fought in the battle.<\/p>\n

\"Interior
Interior of St.Mary Magdalene’s Church, with magnificent hammerbeam roof and the splendid Victorian tiled floor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Remains
Remains of a previous medieval building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The church is not operation, but the building is looked after by the Churches Conservation Trust and can be visited for free by obtaining the key from the Battlefield 1403 visitor centre at the farm shop. The Battlefield 1403 complex, entitled \u2018Farm Shop, Butchery ad Caf\u00e9\u2019, also features a small exhibition on the battle and the weaponry used.<\/p>\n

The walk through the fields takes several routes (not signposted or labelled), which takes one to a car part on the opposite side and back, and present a great and relaxing site on fine summer day.<\/p>\n

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Sources —<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.battlefieldstrust.com\/resource-centre\/medieval\/battleview.asp?BattleFieldId=39<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.battlefield1403.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Museum display materials<\/p>\n

https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Shrewsbury<\/a><\/p>\n

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