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Radcot Bridge (Battle)



Radcot Bridge, Oxfordshire, England, was the scene of a battle (19 December 1387) between troops loyal to Richard II, led by court favourite Robert de Vere, and an army captained by Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby. The previous year had seen increasing hostility between the young king and his magnates.



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