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Battle of Flore

1264
Northamptonshire, England
Also known as: Battle of Northampton 1264
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Northamptonshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
De Montfortian rebels
Forces
De Montfort rebels c.800–1,500; Second Barons' War pitched battle.
VS
Victor
Royalists (Prince Edward)
Forces
Prince Edward c.1,000–2,000
Outcome
Royalist victory; Northampton taken
The Battle

History & Significance

Part of the Second Barons' War. Prince Edward (the future Edward I) captured Northampton from the de Montfort rebels. The victory gave the Royalists a boost before their defeat at Lewes, where Henry III was himself captured.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Flore

Site of Bannaventa
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Muscott deserted medieval village and double moated site
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Borough Hill: two Iron Age hillforts and a defended enclosure, two Bronze Age barrows, a Roman building complex and barrow cemetery
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Long Buckby ringwork and bailey
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
'Burnt Walls' earthworks
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
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