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'This book should be in your hands!' - Medieval History Magazine ' A detailed and readable account of Hotspur's life that conveys a sense of the endemic violence of the Border Marches.' - Northern History 'Boardman has studied the battlefields of Otterburn, Homildon Hill and Shrewsbury and combines knowledge of terrain, weapons, and tactics with contemporary narratives to produce feasible reconstructions and explanations of what actually occurred.' - Michael Hicks Immortalised by Shakespeare in Henry IV, Part I , Henry Percy, nicknamed ' Hotspur', is among the best known of all his warlike characters. As the young, honourable but impatient rebel soldier whose chivalrous exploits on the battlefield end in disaster at Shrewsbury in 1403, Hotspur is the archetypal anti-hero: a character of such tragic and dramatic significance that even his well-known nickname has passed from history into legend. But who was the historical Henry Percy, and why did his rise to fame bring him into direct confrontation with his king? This fully updated book tells the story of the real Henry Percy and his overbearing family, and how the survival of a great northern dynasty led to open rebellion and ultimately military failure.… (plus d'informations)
One wrong assumption can ruin a whole thesis. And I can't help but wonder if this book makes a wrong assumption.
This book is the only attempt I've seen at a biography of Harry "Hotspur" Percy, the son of the first Earl of Northumberland and the father of the second Earl, but a man who himself never became earl because he got himself killed too young. As a young man, he was defeated and captured at the Battle of Otterburn; he was important in winning the Battle of Homildon Hill, then he finally died at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403, rebelling against King Henry IV. Shakespeare made him a major figure in Henry IV, Part 1, where he is made to contrast with the future Henry V -- but this portrait is totally false. Hotspur was not a contemporary of Henry V but rather was about the same age asHenry IV.
So a biography of Hotspur has a number of problems to contend with. One is the eternal problem of trying to sweep aside Shakespeare's distortions (I hope we can call them what they are: lies). The other is a paucity of reliable sources. We actually have an account by one of Hotspur's retainers, John Hardyng, but it is a full-throated apology for the Percy family and is unreliable about anything that might make them look bad. Most other sources are either pro- or anti-Henry IV, or are Scottish, and, whichever they are, distort Hotspur. It makes it hard to find the truth.
Author Boardman seems to have resolved this problem by making a specific assumption: That Hotspur was very chivalrous, basically honest and straightforward -- and incredibly impetuous. This seems at first glance a logical assumption -- Percy didn't get the name "Hotspur" for nothing. There isn't much doubt that he was hard-driving in battle. But that's not the same as being rash. It's certainly nothing like his father Northumberland (a constant schemer, but one who was never overt about it) or his uncle the Earl of Worcester (who was known as a diplomat). And I don't think Boardman has presented evidence enough to prove his assumption. Making that assumption let Boardman put together a fairly coherent explanation of Hotspur's conduct -- but I just never felt convinced. I don't know what Hotspur was like, but I can't bring myself to believe that this cardboard cutout was a real person!
There are some minor irritants in addition to this -- e.g. Boardman insists on calling the longbow the "warbow." Of course they were used in war. But everyone else calls them "longbows." It grated a little. But I probably wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't felt so unsure about the big picture.
There is a lot of information gathered here that isn't available elsewhere; it could be a good starting point for a future biographer. And it reads reasonably well. But I couldn't help but want more. ( )
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After him came a man spurring hard A man almost forspent with speed, That stopped by me to breathe his bloodied horse. He asked the way to Chester; and of him I did demand, what news from Shrewsbury. He told me that rebellion had ill luck, And that young Harry Percy's spur was cold.
Henry IV Part 2, Act 1, Scene 1 William Shakespeare
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FOREWORD [to the 2022 edition] This military biography began life in 2003 as a re-appraisal of three important medieval battles -- Otterburn, Homildon Hill and Shrewsbury -- but it quickly developed into a more personal search for one of the most enigmatic and elusive knightly figures of British history -- Henry Percy, nicknamed Hotspur.
PREFACE In a field near Shrewsbury there had been a battle.
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'This book should be in your hands!' - Medieval History Magazine ' A detailed and readable account of Hotspur's life that conveys a sense of the endemic violence of the Border Marches.' - Northern History 'Boardman has studied the battlefields of Otterburn, Homildon Hill and Shrewsbury and combines knowledge of terrain, weapons, and tactics with contemporary narratives to produce feasible reconstructions and explanations of what actually occurred.' - Michael Hicks Immortalised by Shakespeare in Henry IV, Part I , Henry Percy, nicknamed ' Hotspur', is among the best known of all his warlike characters. As the young, honourable but impatient rebel soldier whose chivalrous exploits on the battlefield end in disaster at Shrewsbury in 1403, Hotspur is the archetypal anti-hero: a character of such tragic and dramatic significance that even his well-known nickname has passed from history into legend. But who was the historical Henry Percy, and why did his rise to fame bring him into direct confrontation with his king? This fully updated book tells the story of the real Henry Percy and his overbearing family, and how the survival of a great northern dynasty led to open rebellion and ultimately military failure.
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This book is the only attempt I've seen at a biography of Harry "Hotspur" Percy, the son of the first Earl of Northumberland and the father of the second Earl, but a man who himself never became earl because he got himself killed too young. As a young man, he was defeated and captured at the Battle of Otterburn; he was important in winning the Battle of Homildon Hill, then he finally died at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403, rebelling against King Henry IV. Shakespeare made him a major figure in Henry IV, Part 1, where he is made to contrast with the future Henry V -- but this portrait is totally false. Hotspur was not a contemporary of Henry V but rather was about the same age asHenry IV.
So a biography of Hotspur has a number of problems to contend with. One is the eternal problem of trying to sweep aside Shakespeare's distortions (I hope we can call them what they are: lies). The other is a paucity of reliable sources. We actually have an account by one of Hotspur's retainers, John Hardyng, but it is a full-throated apology for the Percy family and is unreliable about anything that might make them look bad. Most other sources are either pro- or anti-Henry IV, or are Scottish, and, whichever they are, distort Hotspur. It makes it hard to find the truth.
Author Boardman seems to have resolved this problem by making a specific assumption: That Hotspur was very chivalrous, basically honest and straightforward -- and incredibly impetuous. This seems at first glance a logical assumption -- Percy didn't get the name "Hotspur" for nothing. There isn't much doubt that he was hard-driving in battle. But that's not the same as being rash. It's certainly nothing like his father Northumberland (a constant schemer, but one who was never overt about it) or his uncle the Earl of Worcester (who was known as a diplomat). And I don't think Boardman has presented evidence enough to prove his assumption. Making that assumption let Boardman put together a fairly coherent explanation of Hotspur's conduct -- but I just never felt convinced. I don't know what Hotspur was like, but I can't bring myself to believe that this cardboard cutout was a real person!
There are some minor irritants in addition to this -- e.g. Boardman insists on calling the longbow the "warbow." Of course they were used in war. But everyone else calls them "longbows." It grated a little. But I probably wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't felt so unsure about the big picture.
There is a lot of information gathered here that isn't available elsewhere; it could be a good starting point for a future biographer. And it reads reasonably well. But I couldn't help but want more. (