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2710 The Battle of The Standard - Part 2

2710 The Battle of The Standard - Part 2

FromThe History Network


2710 The Battle of The Standard - Part 2

FromThe History Network

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2020
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Podcast episode

Description

At the moment when the Galwegians were at their most hard pressed, it seems as if Prince Henry led his Battle in a charge (the detail is not in Richard of Hexham). Henry 'hurled himself, fierce as a lion, upon the opposing wing.' He put the English to flight on that wing (the English left) and continued on against the men stationed with the horses (some distance away from the English line if we use the detail from Richard of Hexham). The English there fled two furlongs and the poorly armed peasants ran with them. Several reconstructions of the battle have Henry's charge a mounted one although this is far from clear and there are reasons to believe his charge was on foot (he could not mingle with the English pursuing the retreating Scots as he did if he was mounted and therefore obviously stood out from the English troops). Dur: 19 mins File: .mp3
Released:
Jan 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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