Battle of Shrewsbury

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The Battle of Shrewsbury was a pivotal 1403 conflict in the English Midlands between King Henry IV and rebel forces led by Henry "Hotspur" Percy, marking a key moment in the struggle for control of the English crown.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle near Hately Field ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Percy family rebels ⓘ
linked to: Percy Rebellion

rebel forces of Henry "Hotspur" Percy ⓘ
royalist forces of Henry IV ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses heavy on both sides ⓘ
category 1403 in England ⓘ
Battles involving England ⓘ
cause disputes between Henry IV and the Percy family ⓘ
resentment over royal rewards and Scottish campaign costs ⓘ
combatantSide rebel army ⓘ
royalist army ⓘ
commander Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
Henry "Hotspur" Percy ⓘ
linked to: Henry Percy

Henry IV of England ⓘ
Prince Henry of Monmouth ⓘ
linked to: Henry Monmouth

Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester ⓘ
conflictType civil war battle ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 21 July 1403 ⓘ
depictedIn William Shakespeare’s play "Henry IV, Part 1" ⓘ
linked to: Henry IV, Part 1
followedBy consolidation of Lancastrian power ⓘ
heirInvolved Prince Henry (later Henry V of England) ⓘ
linked to: Henry V of England
historicalEra Hundred Years’ War era (wider context) ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages ⓘ
killedPerson Henry "Hotspur" Percy ⓘ
linked to: Henry Percy

many English nobles ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Middle English ⓘ
location near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England ⓘ
memorial Battlefield Church of St Mary Magdalene ⓘ
monarchInvolved Henry IV of England ⓘ
near village of Battlefield, Shropshire ⓘ
notableFeature Prince Henry wounded in the face by an arrow ⓘ
extensive use of English longbowmen ⓘ
opponent Henry "Hotspur" Percy ⓘ
linked to: Henry Percy

Henry IV of England ⓘ
partOf Percy Rebellion ⓘ
reign of Henry IV of England ⓘ
politicalContext struggle for control of the English crown ⓘ
precededBy Percy rebellion against Henry IV ⓘ
region English Midlands ⓘ
result defeat of the Percy rebels ⓘ
royalist victory ⓘ
significance first major battle of Henry IV’s reign ⓘ
major turning point in early Lancastrian rule ⓘ
secured Henry IV’s hold on the English throne ⓘ
year 1403 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry IV, Part 1 → featuresEvent → Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Henry IV of England → notableEvent → Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
subject linked to: King Henry IV of England
1 Henry IV → climaxEvent → Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Prince Hal → leadsEvent → Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Henry Percy → participantIn → Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Hotspur → diesIn → Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Henriad → historicalEventDepicted → Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Henry V of England → notableBattle → Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
subject linked to: King Henry V
English longbowmen → notableBattle → Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Percy Rebellion → hasPart → Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Percy Rebellion → relatedTo → Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Percy Rebellion → militaryEngagement → Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Battle of Homildon Hill → relatedEvent → Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
House of Percy → involvedIn → Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Battle of Bryn Glas → relatedEvent → Battle of Shrewsbury (1403) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Shrewsbury
Tripartite Indenture of 1405 → relatedEvent → Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland → participatedIn → Battle of Shrewsbury (as a rebel leader through his son Hotspur) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Shrewsbury