Duns Castle
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When, oh when, did Henry Percy fight the “battle” of Duns….?
Alnwick, Barons Percy, Battle of Duns, Bordeaux, Duchy of Aquitaine, Duns Castle, Earls of Northumberland, Edward III, Feast of St. Laurence, Good Parliament, Helen Carr, Henry Earl of Northumberland, horses, Hotspur, Joan of Kent, John Holand, Richard II, Robert II, Roxburgh Fair, Scotland, subterfuge, WestminsterIf, like me, you had never heard of the Battle of Duns, here’s a brief outline. Late in the 14th century Henry Percy, 4th Baron Percy (created 1st Earl of Northumberland in 1377) led an army of 7,000 over the border into Berwickshire and made camp at Duns to await reinforcements. One night the sleeping…
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