The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . nic terror into the hearts of his brave straggling Welsh, who had joined the battle, fled to the woods and gallant Douglas was taken prisoner, and few or none of his Scots escapedalive. On that Hateley Field, where about fourteen thousand men wereengaged on each side, one half were killed or wounded. The earl of Wor-cester, the baron of Kenderton, and sir Eichard Vernon, were amongst theprisoners delivered to the king. At the market-cross of Shrew
The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . nic terror into the hearts of his brave straggling Welsh, who had joined the battle, fled to the woods and gallant Douglas was taken prisoner, and few or none of his Scots escapedalive. On that Hateley Field, where about fourteen thousand men wereengaged on each side, one half were killed or wounded. The earl of Wor-cester, the baron of Kenderton, and sir Eichard Vernon, were amongst theprisoners delivered to the king. At the market-cross of Shrewsbury, where,a hundred and twenty years before, prince David of Wales had been executedas a traitor, Worcester, Kenderton, and Vernon paid the penalty of theirrevolt, with the same horrible barbarities that were inflicted, for the firsttime, upon the brother of Llewellyn. The earl of ^Northumberland wasmarching his retainers through Durham, when he received the news of thedeath of his son and his brother ; and of the fatal issue of the sudden revoltof his house. He hurried back to his castle of Warkworth, and disbanded. his men. The earl was commanded to appear before the king at York,Henry was too politic to be unnecessarily severe; and the elder Percyescaped, even without a forfeiture. ? Walsingham, t Hall. 60 REVOLT OF ARCHBISHOP SCROPE AND OTHERS. [1405. But, in the midst of this great success, the government of Henry had aconstant fight to maintain against numerous enemies. The people of Eng-land were subjected to various miseries by the opposition that was raised tothe Lancastrian rule. The French landed in Wales, and burnt was burnt by ships from Brittany, Devonshire was harassed bydescents on the coast. Eeprisals, of course, took place ; and the dwellerson the French shores of the Channel had to endure the same sort ofvisitations. In 1404, Grleudower had so successfully asserted his power,that the French government concluded a treaty with him as Owen, pri
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