A fierce battle on Hopton Heath near Stafford. The Royalist cavalry charged Parliament's cannon and took them, but the Earl of Northampton was killed when he refused to surrender and was surrounded on foot. Parliament refused to return his body without the cannon. The Royalists refused and kept the body — it was eventually ransomed.
Northampton killed; heavy losses both sides
This battlefield is listed on the Register of Historic Battlefields — a national designation identifying Britain's most significant battle sites for protection and further research. Reference: EHB22b.
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