Homildon

The story of Alnwick Castle….

Sep 14, 2023

anniversaries, battles, buildings, Events, genealogy

Alnwick, Earl of Northumberland, Henry IV, Homildon, Percies, Richard II

In the course of seeking the date when Henry Percy, Baron Percy, became the 1st Earl of Northumberland (it was 15 July 1377, the eve of the coronation of the boy king Richard II), I came upon the website of Alnwick Castle. The section about the history of the castle is very well illustrated…
War, English Delusion, and the effect on the Economy (2)

Dec 12, 2018

battles

Azincourt, Charles VI, France, Harfleur, Henry IV, Henry V, Homildon, Hundred Years War, Ireland, Orleanists, Parliament, Percies, Scotland, Wales

Henry IV had the image of a warrior. It was just as well as no sooner was he established on the throne than he was fighting in Wales, Scotland, Ireland and France, as well as beating off his internal enemies. So it will not surprise you that the country was soon bankrupt, and that Henry…
The Battle Of Shrewsbury, 1403

Jul 21, 2017

anniversaries, battles

Anne of Gloucester, archers, Battle of Shrewsbury, Chester, Clwyd, Cocklaws Castle, Earl of Arundel, Earl of Douglas, Earl of Kent, Earl of Warwick, Edmund Earl of Stafford, executions, Flint, George Dunbar Earl of March, Henry IV, Henry Percy, Henry V, Homildon, Owain Glyn Dwr, Percies, Ralph Earl of Westmorland, rebellions, Richard II, Sandiway, Scotland, Shropshire, Sir Walter Blount, Tarporley, Thomas Percy Earl of Worcester, Venables, Vernon, Wales, Whitchurch

In order to appease (as he hoped) the Percy family Henry IV granted them all those parts of southern Scotland that they could conquer. Despite advice from Northumberland that royal assistance was not needed he set out in the summer of 1403 to march to the borders with a small army to support their siege…

Homildon

The story of Alnwick Castle….

War, English Delusion, and the effect on the Economy (2)

The Battle Of Shrewsbury, 1403