Shrewsbury 1403

Struggle for a Fragile Crown

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Shrewsbury 1403

Struggle for a Fragile Crown

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A highly illustrated study of the battle of Shrewsbury, made famous by Shakespeare in Henry IV Part 1, which secured Henry IV on the throne.

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 colour 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

Origins of the campaign
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Orders of battle
Opposing plans
The campaign
Aftermath
The battlefields today
Further reading
Index

Product details

Published Nov 30 2017
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472826787
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations Full colour maps; diagrams and illustrations throughout
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 316
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Dickon Whitewood

Dickon Whitewood has long held a passion for medie…

Illustrator

Graham Turner

Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, spec…

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