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Viewed across fields to the fore of St. Mary Magdalene church.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Over the Shrewsbury to Crewe line.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>The battle took place on 21st July 1403 between a rebel army raised by the Percy family of Northumberland and King Henry IV supported by his son Prince Hal. The rebels had grievances over money owing following their part in the overthrow of Richard II in 1399 and later assistance to the king. The battle is notable for the large scale deployment of English archers in both of the armies and set the pattern for the victory against the French at Agincourt. It is thought that the rebel army may have numbered 10,000 and the royal army 14,000. The rebel army took up positions on the hill, here, overlooking the later Battlefield Church. The Royal forces deployed on the lower ground near the new bypass approximately on the line of the electricity pylons before advancing and attacking uphill across a 'field of peas'. The attack faltered encouraging Henry 'Hotspur' Percy to counter attack being slain by a blow in the process. A flanking move by Prince Hal carried the day for the King's army. The fiercest part of the battle took place in the area now marked by the church and many of the dead were said to be buried there in a mass grave. The church was built in 1406 to mark the site of the battle.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Fields fronting Battlefield Farm, opposite the Battlefield church.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Gate way to footpath to 1403 Battlefield Visitor Centre at Battlefield Farm.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Private lane adjacent St. Mary Magdalene, leading to the Field House, Battlefield.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Viewed from Battlefield Farm
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Dist:0.3km<br/>St. Mary Magdalene, is no longer used for regular services but it is still consecrated and is cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust charity.
©J Scott
Dist:0.4km<br/>The church is isolated and surrounded by open fields North of the suburbs of Shrewsbury.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The church constructed in 1406 in commemoration of King Henry IV's victory in the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403. The tower was added between 1478 and 1520 by Adam Grafton.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>St. Mary Magdalene, built on orders of Henry IV after victory in the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1406 over the Marcher Lords.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>Apparently the pomegranates depicted were a secret sign for the Catholics.
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