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Henry V Suppression of Lollards: Oldcastle Final Capture 1417

1417
Herefordshire, Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Herefordshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Sir John Oldcastle
VS
Victor
Henry V (forces of Edward Charleton, 5th Baron Cherleton)
Outcome
Oldcastle was run to ground at Broniarth near Welshpool after a violent struggle in which he was 'sorely wounded' and several on both sides injured or slain; he was carried to London by horse-litter, condemned by Parliament on 14 December 1417 as an outlawed traitor and convicted heretic, and executed the same day at St Giles's Fields, hanged and burnt; the Lollard political threat effectively ended with his death.
The Battle

History & Significance

Henry V Suppression of Lollards: Oldcastle Final Capture 1417 was a medieval skirmish, fought at Herefordshire, Wales in 1417. Henry V (forces of Edward Charleton, 5th Baron Cherleton) prevailed over Sir John Oldcastle. Oldcastle was run to ground at Broniarth near Welshpool after a violent struggle in which he was 'sorely wounded' and several on both sides injured or slain; he was carried to London by horse-litter, condemned by Parliament on 14 December 1417 as an outlawed traitor and convicted heretic, and executed the same day at St Giles's Fields, hanged and burnt; the Lollard political threat effectively ended with his death.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Henry V Suppression of Lollards: Oldcastle Final Capture 1417 lies on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Casualties & Losses
  • Not precisely enumerated, but the Dictionary of National Biography records that in the struggle 'several on both sides were injured or slain', and a woman reportedly broke Oldcastle's leg with a stool during the fight; he himself was severely wounded.
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Scheduled Monuments near Henry V Suppression of Lollards: Oldcastle Final Capture 1417

Bwlch Aeddan Dyke
Bwlch Aeddan Dyke
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.6 mi

Bwlch Aeddan Dyke is a medieval linear earthwork in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference MG100. The monument consists of an artificially constructed bank and ditch system characteristic of medieval boundary defence works. Such linear earthworks typically marked territorial boundaries, control…

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Camp 135m SE of Pant Mawr
Camp 135m SE of Pant Mawr
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.1 mi

Camp 135m SE of Pant Mawr is a prehistoric enclosure situated in Wales. The monument comprises an earthwork defence characteristic of Iron Age settlement strategy, located on bedrock of Wenlock age rocks—a sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Silurian period. The und…

John Firth / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Tan y Clawdd Camp
Tan y Clawdd Camp
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.5 mi

Tan y Clawdd Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales on bedrock of Wenlock geology. The underlying strata comprise mudstone, siltstone and sandstone of Wenlock age, rocks that formed during the Silurian period and now underlie the upland terrain where the camp stands. This solid foundati…

John Firth / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Mound in Churchyard
Mound in Churchyard
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.8 mi

Mound in Churchyard is a medieval motte situated within a Welsh churchyard, constructed on bedrock of Wenlock Rocks comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. This motte represents a form of defensive settlement common across Wales and the Welsh Marches during the medieval period. The stable g…

Penny Mayes / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Mathrafal Castle
Mathrafal Castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.8 mi

Mathrafal Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification situated in Powys, Wales, dating to the Norman period of the twelfth century. The site comprises a substantial earthen mound with a flattened summit, characteristic of early medieval defensive architecture, surrounded by a ditch and outer baile…

Welshficwitch / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Guilsfield Moated Site
Guilsfield Moated Site
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~3 mi

Guilsfield Moated Site is a medieval moated homestead situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG305. The site occupies land underlain by Caradoc Rocks, Ordovician mudstones, siltstones and sandstones that would have shaped both the drainage patterns and the labour required to exca…

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Clawdd Wood round barrow
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.1 miles
Clawdd Wood Camp
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.2 miles
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