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Radcot Bridge, Battle of

Years: 1387 - 1387

The Battle of Radcot Bridge is fought on December 19, 1387 at Radcot Bridge in England, a bridge over the River Thames now in Oxfordshire but at this time the boundary between Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

It is fought between troops loyal to Richard II, led by court favorite Robert de Vere, and an army captained by Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby.

"What is past is prologue"

― William Shakespeare, The Tempest (C. 1610-1611)