Henry Percy
English noble
Died when: 39 years 62 days (470 months)Star Sign: Taurus
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Sir Henry Percy KG (20 May 1364 – 21 July 1403), nicknamed Hotspur, was an English knight who fought in several campaigns against the Scots in the northern border and against the French during the Hundred Years' War.
The nickname "Hotspur" was given to him by the Scots as a tribute to his speed in advance and readiness to attack.
The heir to a leading noble family in northern England, Hotspur was one of the earliest and prime movers behind the deposition of King Richard II in favour of Henry Bolingbroke in 1399.
He later fell out with the new regime and rebelled, and was slain at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 at the height of his fame.
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