Battlefield

[poliphilo]

Battlefield is a suburb of Shrewsbury. In 1403 Henry IV defeated Harry Hotspur there- and Sir John Falstaff soliliquised about honour and sherris sack.

The actual battle ground has not been built on. This is what it looks like on a misty morning in March.



After the battle King Henry founded a college of priests on or near the site of the burial pits. All that's left is the chapel- dedicated to St Mary Magdalene- which later served as the parish church and is now redundant...



What is honour? A word...Who hath it? He that died o'Wednesday...

Comments

[artkouros.livejournal.com]

I'll bet the Holy Grail is buried there somewhere.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

If I'd have had my spade with me I'd have dug a few test pits.

[sovay]

The actual battle ground has not been built on. This is what it looks like on a misty morning in March.

That's really lovely.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

You may remember my posting from Battle Field a while back.

Henry plainly felt deep guilt at Hotspur's death.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Didn't stop him from chopping his body up and displaying it in the market place.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

They're rather proud of that fact in Shrewsbury judging by the plaque, but Henry seems to have started nightmares after the event.