Battle of Shrewsbury 1403
Outline: officially registered battlefield boundary.
Key facts
| Date (year) | 1403 | Historic England NHLE name |
|---|---|---|
| Century | 15th century | derived |
| Period | Wars of the Roses & late medieval | derived |
| Country | England | derived |
| War / conflict | Glyndŵr Rebellion | Wikidata |
| Participants | Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Percy family, Principality of Wales | Wikidata |
| Registered area | 108.5 ha | Historic England |
| Grid reference | SJ5086717165 | Historic England |
| Historic England list entry | 1000033 | Historic England |
| Designated | 1995-06-06 | Historic England |
| Last amended | 2015-09-09 | Historic England |
About the battle
The Battle of Shrewsbury was 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, reaffirmed the effectiveness of the longbow and ended the Percy challenge to King Henry IV of England. Part of the fighting is believed to have taken place at what is now Battlefield, Shropshire, England, three miles (5 km) north of the centre of Shrewsbury. It is marked today by Battlefield Church and Battlefield Heritage Park.
Visiting the battlefield
Location
- OS grid reference: SJ5086717165
- Approximate centre of registered area: 52.7499, -2.7294
- Registered area: 108.5 hectares
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Shrewsbury (revision 1380895895), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations removed. No text added.
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