https://freerepublic.com/tag/battleofshrewsbury/ en-us Fri, 19 Apr 2019 07:30:29 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3743083/posts The future King Henry V was hit by an arrow to the face at the Battle of Shrewsbury -- how did he survive? This was the topic of a paper given by Michael Livingston at the 48th International Congress on Medieval Studies. Livingston, an Associate Professor at The Citadel, explains what happened in one of the most remarkable cases of battlefield surgery from the Middle Ages -- the arrow wound suffered by the future Henry V at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403. Prince Henry was only 16 years old when he marched with his father's forces to Shrewsbury in... Medievalists https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3743083/posts#comment Fri, 19 Apr 2019 07:30:29 GMT