BattlefieldsRevenge of Richard II — Arrest of the Appellants (1397)
Medieval

Revenge of Richard II — Arrest of the Appellants (1397)

1397
Middlesex, England
Also known as: Richard II's revenge 1397
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Middlesex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Lords Appellant
Forces
Appellants c.1,500–3,000
VS
Victor
Richard II
Forces
Richard II's forces c.2,000–4,000
Outcome
Gloucester seized and murdered; Arundel executed; Warwick exiled
The Battle

History & Significance

Richard II's carefully planned coup against the men who had humiliated him in 1387. Gloucester was arrested at Pleshey, transported to Calais and murdered. Arundel was tried, convicted and beheaded — Richard reportedly said his hair was as cut as his. Warwick wept and confessed at trial. The coup temporarily made Richard II the most absolute English king since the Norman conquest — but his tyranny drove the Lancastrian revolution of 1399.

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