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Battle of Radcot Bridge 1387

1387
Oxfordshire, England
Also known as: Radcot Bridge 1387
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Oxfordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford
Forces
de Vere c.2,000–3,000
VS
Victor
Lords Appellant
Forces
Lords Appellant c.4,000–6,000
Outcome
De Vere routed and fled to France; Richard IIs favourites destroyed
The Battle

History & Significance

The Lords Appellants rout of de Vere at Radcot Bridge in 1387 broke Richard IIs attempt to use armed force against his opponents and led to the Merciless Parliament.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Radcot Bridge 1387

Radcot Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Burroway enclosure
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Ring ditches
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Causewayed enclosure and associated features on the south bank of the River Thames, immediately west of Rushey Weir
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
Interrupted ditch system
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
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