Battle of Homildon Hill: An invading Scottish army under Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany and Archibald, Earl Douglas is decimated by a contingent of 500 English archers under the command of George, Earl of March and Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland.

Battle of Homildon Hill

Conflict between English and Scottish armies in England, in 1402

The Battle of Holmedon Hill or Battle of Homildon Hill was a conflict between English and Scottish armies on 14 September 1402 in Northumberland, England. The battle was recounted in William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. Although Humbleton Hill is the modern name of the site,…

Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany

Scottish nobleman (1362–1425)

Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany was a leading Scottish nobleman, the son of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, and the grandson of King Robert II of Scotland, who founded the Stewart dynasty. In 1389, he became Justiciar North of the Forth. In 1402, he was captured at the Battle of…

Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas

14/15th-century Scottish nobleman and soldier

Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, Duke of Touraine, was a Scottish nobleman and warlord. He is sometimes given the epithet "Tyneman", but this may be a reference to his great-uncle Sir Archibald Douglas.

George II, Earl of March

George de Dunbar, 11th Earl of Dunbar & March, 13th Lord of Annandale, and Lord of the Isle of Man, was the last of his family to hold these titles.

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland

English noble (1341–1408)

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, titular King of Mann, KG, Lord Marshal was the son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy, and a descendant of Henry III of England. His mother was Mary of Lancaster, daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, son of Edmund,…

September 14

Day of the year

September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 108 days remain until the end of the year.