Hedgeley Moor was the penultimate Lancastrian attempt to retain control of Northumberland with Scottish backing. Sir Ralph Percy, who had repeatedly changed sides, was killed while holding the pass with legendary determination — his last words were reportedly 'I have saved the bird in my bosom.' The battle opened the road to the follow-up victory at Hexham a month later, which effectively ended organised Lancastrian resistance in the north.
Sir Ralph Percy killed; Lancastrian force routed
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