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Battlefield, Shrewsbury

Battlefield, Shropshire

Hotspur fell, and a young prince took an arrow in the face and survived.

In 1403 Henry 'Hotspur' Percy rebelled against Henry IV. The two armies met north of Shrewsbury, and it was one of the first battles in England where longbowmen shot at each other in huge numbers.

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When
21 July 1403
Where
52.7500, -2.7200
Group
Battlefields

Visiting

St Mary Magdalene Church and a battlefield trail at Battlefield, near Shrewsbury.

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