On September 14 in 1402, Wooler and its surroundings saw events that helped shape the future of English and Scottish history. A force led by the Earl of Northumberland and his son Hotspur routed a Scots army in the Battle of Homildon Hill – now know as Humbleton Hill. Despite the fact that the battle is mentioned by Shakespeare in his play Henry IV Part I, the site is not marked and few if any visitors to the Cheviot Hills area know of this dramatic episode in Northumberland’s history. Read More Appeal to have Homildon Hill battle marked - Environment - News - JournalLive
Interesting. I wasn't familiar with the battle so did a bit of research. This site does a pretty good job of putting the battle in context: UK Battlefields Resource Centre - Medieval - The Battle of Battle of Homildon Hill This is the most detailed account of the battle I found which is only a short paragraph or so. Battle of Homildon Hill | English Heritage
Battle of Humbleton Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A Commonplace Book: Humbleton Hill, 1402 have some info. and I just felt sorry for this site (an amazingly detailed page of absolutely nothing about the battle) so felt I had to post it; SITE OF THE BATTLE OF HUMBLETON HILL - ANGLO-SCOTTISH WARS; a Battlefield Site in England - Page:1 probably be quite good when they get a round tuit