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Shrewsbury 1403
Struggle for a Fragile Crown
Shrewsbury 1403
Struggle for a Fragile Crown
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Description
The battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 is one of the most important battles in English history. King Henry IV faced his erstwhile ally Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland in a bloody contest on a field outside the Shropshire town of Shrewsbury where two English armies, well-matched, and fighting with similar equipment and tactics, struggled in an archery duel in which the arrows "fell like leaves in Autumn," before the battle was ultimately decided in close quarter hand-to-hand combat. With his victory, Henry IV secured the Lancastrian hold on the kingdom and demonstrated the right of his bloodline to the throne.
Using full-color artwork and specially commissioned battlefield maps and illustrations, this is the fascinating story of the battle without which the reign of Henry V, his wars and glorious victories against the French, and the later disastrous reign of Henry VI and subsequent Wars of the Roses could not have happened.
Table of Contents
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Orders of battle
Opposing plans
The campaign
Aftermath
The battlefields today
Further reading
Index
Product details
Published | Nov 21 2017 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 96 |
ISBN | 9781472826800 |
Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
Illustrations | Full colour maps; diagrams and illustrations throughout |
Dimensions | 248 x 184 mm |
Series | Campaign |
Short code | CAM 316 |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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