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Harry Hotspur   Listen
Harry Hotspur

noun
1.
English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403).  Synonyms: Hotspur, Percy, Sir Henry Percy.






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... the Conquest, when it was given by William the Conqueror to Roger de Montgomery, who built the castle which stands on the narrow isthmus leading to the town. Henry IV. stayed in the castle in 1403, before the battle with Harry Hotspur, which was fought at Battlefield, about 3 miles from the town. Only the keep of the old Norman castle remains, and that is now used as a modern residence. The quaint streets of Shrewsbury not only retain their old names, such as Wyle Cop and Dogpole, but are filled with half-timbered ...
— What to See in England • Gordon Home



Words linked to "Harry Hotspur" :   Percy, Sir Henry Percy, soldier



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