Over the past few months I have been watching your videos I think they are truly outstanding, with a great in-depth into history, thank you very much will enjoy watching them, keep them coming Baldy 👍🌹
Thank you, Richard. I have driven through Battlefield many times on my way to and from Ludlow and my home in Cumbria, and have often been curious about this site. You told this interesting story well and I now need to do the same walk-around tour.
I lived and worked in Shrewsbury in the mid-80’s. I did a lot of cycling time-trials back then. Most of the local courses turned at Battlefield Corner.
I live close by and have been twice to see this battlefield and it poured with rain both time. Had good cuppa and cake ! Looks good in the dry. 3 rd. time lucky ?
Thanks - very interesting! I read 'The Fears of Henry IV: The Life of England's Self-Made King' by Ian Mortimer last year and find his Life fascinating.
It is hard to imagine a terrible battle there as it all looks so peaceful. Of course, most historical battlefields these days are set up with greenery and quiet to encourage reflection, I imagine.
The battlefields was a field of peas. After the battle, the men have left, the dead are buried, the wounded rounded up and the equipment retrieved, it returns to being a field of peas. It makes battlefields difficult to film without people because there is usually nothing there anymore.
Hotspur had done a deal with the Welsh, and they had the best archers in Europe. They invented the war bow after all. Luckily for Henry Glyndwr was campaigning in Carmarthenshire at the time. He sent an army but the impetuous Percy went ahead with battle too early., before they could combine forces. Percy also had the very fine Cheshire archers loyal to the dead King Richard. If Glyndwr had got there in time things may have been different!
I just wanna tell this story. I’m adopted. My fathers last name was percy (english/scottish/frisian) mother was karno (finnish). I took a dna test. Turns out im more scottish than english. I know alnwick was basically on the border of scotland and northumbria at the time and the battles they had. But percy was an english name. I just wish there was more documentation about this. I wish i knew exactly what happened.
Good to see another of your Shrewsbury videos. It is pronounced as spelt Shrew not Shrow of course. It's only 616 years since the battle not 800 years unless you are watching this video in 2203 of course lol. Cheers.
Ive always lived in Shropshire in various towns. I now live in ShrEWsbury and pronounce it how it is spelt (ew makes an oo sound), which is the correct way.
Great walk. Please visit more battlefields if possible. Really interesting. Hotspur, in fact, was also angry ay Henry IV for not paying the ransom money for his cousin Mortimer, a prisoner of the Welsh..
Ironic that is was the Percy family who helped Henry depose Richard II and claim the throne. They didn't rebel because the King refused to give them land or money, it was a dispute over ransomed prisoners, the Percys had won a battle against the Scots and taken prisoners to ransom back to the Scots which was a normal practice, but Henry claimed the prisoners for himself and refused to give the Percys anything, that is why they rebelled!
A battle over a misunderstanding? Hmmm, England seems to have gone to war over misunderstandings before , The War of Jenkins Ear for instance. I think the Argentinians have also made this claim as well?
talking of armies and battles..have you done one about the Skeleton army and Worthing..if not and you haven't heard of this.then it may interest you for a future video..en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeleton_Army
they had imposter kings on the battlefield .to fool hotspurs troops they actually killed one and thought the king was dead.but dunbar had taken the real king to the rear for safety..these men was dressed up to looklike him .it was quite a short battle lasting around 3hrs...it was around 14000 on hotspurs side and kings side may have have been more but not as one source said around 60000...that more of an exaggeration than the truth.when you consider Towton was around 30000 on the Yorkist side and around same mark for the Lancastrian side.which is considered the the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil.....other battles in the wars sizes varied but was smaller than Townton...if you like this period...go to Tewkesbury and visit the abbey and the bloody meadow..its a must..you could also pop along to Mortimers Cross another battle in the West near Wigmore..in fact you could possibly squeeze in Wigmore castle also..once home of sir roger Mortimer .1st Earl of March, Ruler of England 1327-1330, with Queen Isabella after they ousted Edward II...I've visited all three and it makes a great day out lol
I have been to Wigmore Castle but didn't film then, but you are right I must go to the other places you suggested and over time will manage it. :) Thanks for the extra feedback. Fascinating about the dummy kings.
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Over the past few months I have been watching your videos I think they are truly outstanding, with a great in-depth into history, thank you very much will enjoy watching them, keep them coming Baldy 👍🌹
Thank you, Richard. I have driven through Battlefield many times on my way to and from Ludlow and my home in Cumbria, and have often been curious about this site. You told this interesting story well and I now need to do the same walk-around tour.
Breathtaking view, breathtaking story
brilliant program
Amazing. Thank you! 🙏🏼
Fascinating story. I will visit this weekend.
Most interesting and informative. Thank you!
Your videos are fantastic Richard. You're a very eloquent, well spoken gentleman and I really am enjoying what I have seen thus far!
Thank you very much.
I love a good information board. It's nice to know what you are looking at.
It was here the soon to be Henry V learned how devastating the longbow could truly be. A lesson that served him well at Agincourt
There is a great little museum for this battle at Battlefield 1403 Farm Shop.
Been to the farm shop many times.
Great cafe with it’s own little museum of artifacts.
Fascinating and engrossing, you know how to tell a good tale. Many thanks.
Thanks Mark - something I have been meaning to tackle for a while now. :)
Excellent walk Richard, interesting piece of history. Thanks.
Thanks very much. So much to see.
Just moved to the area luv your tours
Very good! Very informative! Loved the history lesson & the beautiful old church!
Thanks so much
really good video indeed..this period I'm really interested in..so was good to see that you had done a video about the battle of Shrewsbury
Such a fascinating place and pretty much untouched. At least it doesn't have a housing estate on it ... yet!
I lived and worked in Shrewsbury in the mid-80’s. I did a lot of cycling time-trials back then. Most of the local courses turned at Battlefield Corner.
Shropshire is a wonderful county. I enjoy going back to explore.
I love these historical battle sights!!!
Thanks for watching Kevin. I hope to go to more battlefields in due course.
Sadly I knew nothing of this battle, very interesting and thanks for enlightening me
Thanks Steve - A historic battle that had many repercussions later on. Thanks for watching.
I live close by and have been twice to see this battlefield and it poured with rain both time. Had good cuppa and cake ! Looks good in the dry. 3 rd. time lucky ?
very interesting video Richard, im a 21 year old from shrewsbury and loving the vids !
Thanks so much . I will be back in the summer to make some more. :)
An interesting slice of English history, great work Richard.
Thanks Sid, good to tackle something different from time to time
Thanks - very interesting! I read 'The Fears of Henry IV: The Life of England's Self-Made King' by Ian Mortimer last year and find his Life fascinating.
It is hard to imagine a terrible battle there as it all looks so peaceful. Of course, most historical battlefields these days are set up with greenery and quiet to encourage reflection, I imagine.
The battlefields was a field of peas. After the battle, the men have left, the dead are buried, the wounded rounded up and the equipment retrieved, it returns to being a field of peas. It makes battlefields difficult to film without people because there is usually nothing there anymore.
so very well don and thorouly enjoyable
Hotspur had done a deal with the Welsh, and they had the best archers in Europe. They invented the war bow after all. Luckily for Henry Glyndwr was campaigning in Carmarthenshire at the time. He sent an army but the impetuous Percy went ahead with battle too early., before they could combine forces. Percy also had the very fine Cheshire archers loyal to the dead King Richard. If Glyndwr had got there in time things may have been different!
Your best video so far I have done this walk several times
Andrea Molloy Thank you. It is lovely there.
Wow thank you, I shall be visiting today.
Great stuff.
Hi Richard thanks for such a interesting video from New Zealand
So pleased you enjoyed it!
We have always been a warlike lot. Thanks for your account !
Haven't we just!
You must have done a lot of reading and research to get that narrative. Fascinating!
Thanks Ian - I do try to do my best when researching the videos.
My ancestor Sir Walter Blount died at this 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury fighting alongside his friend King Henry IV
Thank you very interesting from New Zealand
Glad you enjoyed it
I just wanna tell this story. I’m adopted. My fathers last name was percy (english/scottish/frisian) mother was karno (finnish). I took a dna test. Turns out im more scottish than english. I know alnwick was basically on the border of scotland and northumbria at the time and the battles they had. But percy was an english name. I just wish there was more documentation about this. I wish i knew exactly what happened.
Good to see another of your Shrewsbury videos. It is pronounced as spelt Shrew not Shrow of course. It's only 616 years since the battle not 800 years unless you are watching this video in 2203 of course lol. Cheers.
There is a slight possibility that I may have got a couple of things wrong! :)
It's always pronounced 'Shrows-bury' to any one from Shropshire.
Carry on pronouncing it correctly Richard! Either way Shroze-bury sounds far more attractive!
Ive always lived in Shropshire in various towns. I now live in ShrEWsbury and pronounce it how it is spelt (ew makes an oo sound), which is the correct way.
I’ve heard that Percy ordered the pea plants tied together to make things more difficult on the field. Botanical Warfare!
Great walk. Please visit more battlefields if possible. Really interesting.
Hotspur, in fact, was also angry ay Henry IV for not paying the ransom money for his cousin Mortimer, a prisoner of the Welsh..
Funny you should say that - there are some on my list!
Thank you Richard. For many hundreds of years, innocent, peasants and the like died because of the greed and egos of barons, earls and kings etc.
Nice one.
Thank you
Ironic that is was the Percy family who helped Henry depose Richard II and claim the throne. They didn't rebel because the King refused to give them land or money, it was a dispute over ransomed prisoners, the Percys had won a battle against the Scots and taken prisoners to ransom back to the Scots which was a normal practice, but Henry claimed the prisoners for himself and refused to give the Percys anything, that is why they rebelled!
There are two villages, Upper Battlefield and Battlefield ! As well as Battlefield Farm.
I have been to Battlefield farm many times and bought lovely cheeses from there - and pork chops!
Used to pest control around this church and the surrounding land spent many beautiful morning over thier.
Thanks so much for watching!
Morning Richard.... 🤗👍🏻😘
Good evening Patti
I'm in Arizona. I enjoyed the Henry plays with Falstaff.
Also, there is a parallel between President George W. Bush and Henry 5. Bush was a fool.
He must remember to shut the said confusing gates or he may find himself in another battle with the present landowners
Yes indeed!
A battle over a misunderstanding? Hmmm, England seems to have gone to war over misunderstandings before , The War of Jenkins Ear for instance. I think the Argentinians have also made this claim as well?
Well presented. A bit pedantic I know, but you said the church was C18th then later said C19th.
You do not FIRE a longbow, you shoot or lose with a longbow. You FIRE GUNS.
Good point. Thanks.
Woah steady on 😂
If you’re going to be pedantic then at least get it correct... it’s loose, not lose
At 11:15 it's 600 years later not 800 years later
Oh thank you
talking of armies and battles..have you done one about the Skeleton army and Worthing..if not and you haven't heard of this.then it may interest you for a future video..en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeleton_Army
I haven't but thank you for the link and I will read up about it. Sounds intriguing!
Mate please be my history teacher
Thank you
You should close the gates.
Lucky owain glyndwr was fighting some where else and he had won many battles against Henry before that
poor Percy
Indeed.
Henry Bolingbroke - the unrightful king
they had imposter kings on the battlefield .to fool hotspurs troops they actually killed one and thought the king was dead.but dunbar had taken the real king to the rear for safety..these men was dressed up to looklike him .it was quite a short battle lasting around 3hrs...it was around 14000 on hotspurs side and kings side may have have been more but not as one source said around 60000...that more of an exaggeration than the truth.when you consider Towton was around 30000 on the Yorkist side and around same mark for the Lancastrian side.which is considered the the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil.....other battles in the wars sizes varied but was smaller than Townton...if you like this period...go to Tewkesbury and visit the abbey and the bloody meadow..its a must..you could also pop along to Mortimers Cross another battle in the West near Wigmore..in fact you could possibly squeeze in Wigmore castle also..once home of sir roger Mortimer .1st Earl of March, Ruler of England 1327-1330, with Queen Isabella after they ousted Edward II...I've visited all three and it makes a great day out lol
I have been to Wigmore Castle but didn't film then, but you are right I must go to the other places you suggested and over time will manage it. :) Thanks for the extra feedback. Fascinating about the dummy kings.