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Sir Henry Percy KG (20 May 1364 – 21 July 1403), nicknamed Hotspur or Harry Hotspur, was an English knight who fought in several campaigns against the Scots in the northern border and against the French during the Hundred Years' War. The nickname "Hotspur" was given to him by the Scots as a tribute to his speed in advance and readiness to attack.
The Battle of Shrewsbury was fought on 21 July 1403, waged between an army led by the Lancastrian King Henry IV and a rebel army led by Henry "Harry Hotspur" Percy from Northumberland. The battle, the first in which English archers fought each other on English soil, reaffirmed the effectiveness of the longbow and ended the Percy challenge to ...
The succession to Stephen was altered by the death of his son Eustace, whom he wished to have crowned king during his own lifetime (in imitation of the Capetian monarchy). Though Stephen still had a son, William , the boy was still young and unprepared to challenge Matilda's son, Henry of Anjou for the throne.
Sending a message? Prince Harry penned plenty of details about his royal relatives in his memoir, Spare — but he didn’t thank his family for their contribution. Prince Harry's Ups and Downs ...
Five years ago, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry broke the royal mold. On Jan. 8, 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made the bombshell announcement that they planned to step back as senior ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 February 2025. Part of the Wars of the Roses Battle of Bosworth Part of the Wars of the Roses Battle of Bosworth, as depicted by Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740–1812); the painting dates to 1804 and the engraving dates to c. 1857 Date 22 August 1485 Location Near Ambion Hill, south of Market ...
On Sept. 15, the King's office at Buckingham Palace wished Prince Harry a happy 40th birthday on Instagram, X and Facebook, using a photo of the Duke of Sussex taken in Ireland in 2018.
The Windsors is a British sitcom and parody of the British royal family, the House of Windsor.It was first broadcast on Channel 4 in April 2016 and stars Harry Enfield, Haydn Gwynne, Hugh Skinner, Louise Ford, Richard Goulding, Tom Durant-Pritchard, Kathryn Drysdale, Morgana Robinson, Ellie White, and Celeste Dring.