The ghostly stories behind one of England's bloodiest battles that took place in Shropshire

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We've been publishing a lot of creepy Shropshire folklore stuff lately but it's really interesting. This is our latest.

The site of the Battle of Shrewsbury as it appears today, peaceful but bleak.

The battle between King Henry IV's forces and those of the rebel House of Percy in 1403 left its mark on the land. "It was also the site of much death. Indeed, chroniclers argued that it was one of the bloodiest battles ever fought on English soil, and though difficult to predict decisively it’s a fair estimate that anywhere around 3,000 casualties lost their lives on that field.

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