Death of King
BITTER BRAWL Fuelled by a fierce, age-old rivalry, the hand-to-hand combat at Flodden was savage
ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF THE OSPREY COMPANY & REMEMBERING FLODDEN PROJECT
Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, was not a happy man. In May 1513, Henry VIII had invaded France, taking with him the cream of England’s nobility, but 70-year-old Surrey had been left behind, to guard England’s northern border. Thinking he’d missed the chance to impress his King, Surrey was furious, but as things turned out, he was to win a victory that would overshadow anything Henry would achieve during his brief French adventure.