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The Capture of Henry VI

Taken mid-river.

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The Capture of Henry VI

Caught in the Ribble.

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Ribble at Brungerley
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Riverside park and path. Check before you go.

  • Brungerley Park
  • Near B6478
  • The pin is approximate.

A king on the stepping stones.

After Hexham, the fugitive Henry VI hid in Bowland and at Waddington. In 1465 he was betrayed and taken, and tradition says he was seized as he crossed the Ribble on the Hipping Stones at Brungerley. Sources blame a 'black monk' of Addington or the Tempest household of Waddington Hall.

Sources

  1. Brungerley Bridge (2020), Lancashire Past —
  2. Henry VI captured by the Yorkists 1465, The Wars of the Roses —
  3. VCH Lancs vol 6, Clitheroe, British History Online —

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