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| | Sir Henry Percy - Hotspur |
 | | Sir Henry Percy, called Hotspur or Henry Hotspur (1366-1403), was the son of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland. |
 | | In 1403, Hotspur and his father planned with Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester, Owen Glendower, and Sir Edmund de Mortimer to dethrone Henry and crown Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, the nephew of Hotspur's wife. |
 | | Henry IV anticipated the move, and in a battle near Shrewsbury in 1403 the King was victorious and Hotspur was slain. |
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