Battle of Homildon Hill

When

23 Sep 1402

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

55.56° N, 2.05° W

Description

conflict between English and Scottish armies on 14 September 1402 in Northumberland, England, UK

Conflict between English and Scottish armies in England, in 1402

The Battle of Holmedon Hill or Battle of Homildon Hill was a conflict between English and Scottish armies on 14 September 1402 in Northumberland, England. The battle was recounted in William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. Although Humbleton Hill is the modern name of the site, over the centuries it has been variously named Homildon, Hameldun, Holmedon, and Homilheugh.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Homildon Hill: Northern English nobles, led by Sir Henry Percy (Hotspur), and using longbows”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Homildon Hill entre les Anglais et les Écossais”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Хомильдон-Хилле: разгром шотландской армии графа Дугласа английскими войсками Генри Хотспура”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page