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Shropshire hamlet, 3 miles NE of Shrewsbury.
Site of the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403. The church of St. Mary Magdalene, well worth a visit for its own sake, was founded by King Henry IV in honour of the dead in the battle. The whole site has a great sense of atmosphere, particularly at dusk, and it is not too difficult to imagine oneself back in time, perhaps viewing the aftermath of the conflict when the rebels, with Hotspur to the fore, were routed by the icing and his followers. Not too difficult also to imagine Shakespeare's version of the events, with Falstaff feigning death to save his skin and the Prince and Hotspur in bloody combat, for this battle forms the climax to King Henry IV Part 1.
F. Bayford Harrison, 19th century novelist, set most of his novel The Battlefield treasure in the Battlefield area.
One of Shropshire's most successful authors, Edith Pargeter, has set her novel A bloody field by Shrewsbury (1972) here as well.
Location map of Battlefield courtesy of Streetmap.co.uk
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2 January 2003
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