A kingdom in crisis: Henry IV and the battle of Shrewsburry: Alastair Dunn discusses the battle and its repercussions in its 600th anniversary year. History Today (8/1/2003) ...outside Shrewsbury. One was led by Henry IV (1366-1413), king of England...the other by his erstwhile ally, Sir Henry Percy (1364-1403), son of the Earl...the royal forces with cries of 'Henry Percy King!' the rebels ...
Quiz of the Day.(Features) The Birmingham Post (England) (10/12/2009) ...Actor? 4. What was the popular name for the 14th 9. Which scientist was regularly spoofed by century rebel Sir Henry Percy? Lenny Henry on TV's Tiswas? 5. Which common household substance has the 10. Who was the first professional boxer to...
Henry IV.(Theater Review) Daily Variety (11/21/2003) ...Henry IV Richard Easton Henry (Hal) Michael Hayden...Westmoreland Tyrees Allen Thomas Percy Byron Jennings Earl of...Mistress Quickly Dana Ivey Henry Percy (Hotspur) Ethan Hawke Lady Percy Audra McDonald Sir ...
How Harry Hotspur set the riches rolling in. Daily Mail (London) (2/16/1999) ...favour of the Duke of Hereford, later to become Henry IV. His son, Sir Henry Percy, the celebrated 'Harry Hotspur', was commemorated...part in the new monarch's rise in Shakespeare's Henry IV, in which he gains royal favour by fighting...
DEATHS ELSEWHERE The Washington Post (10/14/1988) ...state courts at all levels. SIR EGERTON RICHARDSON Ambassador...until 1967. HUGH ALGERNON PERCY 10th Duke of Northumberland Hugh Algernon Percy, 74, the 10th duke of Northumberland...earl of Northumberland, Sir Henry Percy, ...
The great pretender; Search for 'lost royals' turns up Albert, 70, a distant cousin of Prince Charles. Daily Mail (London) (2/9/2007) ...Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March 33. Sir Henry Percy = Elizabeth Mortimer 34. John de...Baron of Westmorland = Elizabeth Percy 35. Thomas de Clifford, 8th Baron...9th Baron = Margaret Bromflete 37. Henry de Clifford, 10th Baron (1455...
The battle of Homildon Hill: September 14th, 1402. (Months Past).(Brief Article) History Today (9/1/2002) ...ineffective Robert III, while in England Henry of Lancaster had deposed Richard II and installed himself on the throne as Henry IV. He had received crucial support...of Northumberland, and his son, Sir Henry Percy, nicknamed Hotspur from his ...
TRIBUTES TO HEROIC HOTSPUR.(ROP) Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) (12/29/2002) ...series of events in the Midlands. Sir Henry Percy, whose nickname Hotspur lives on...his rebel army was defeated by King Henry IV's troops. The Shropshire town...immortalised by Shakespeare in his play Henry IV Part One and became the hero ...
ASK THE GLOBE The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) (11/25/1993) ...forces, invaded Northern England. An English army of Northumberland was mustered by Sir Henry Percy to repel the invaders. Commanding a much larger force, Percy attempted a rash night assault on the Scottish camp at Otterburn on Aug. 15. But...
Brewers want YOU to name new pub. Worksop Guardian (Worksop, England) (1/13/2006) ...Henrys in Shrewsbury, which opened in December." "The name was from the battle of Shrewsbury when King Henry IV fought Sir Henry Percy in 1403 - hence the Two Henrys." "It could be that local people could come up with a similarly appropriate...
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