Nearly Knowledgeable

  It is truly strange to consider the bloodshed that has soaked Shropshire’s idyllic landscape, leaving a legacy that waits to be uncovered. From the battle of Maserfield in 641 which purportedly occurred on Shropshire soil ( resulting in the death of Oswald of Northumbria, who would later be sanctified as St. Oswald). To, the Battle of Shrewsbury and the cruelty of the English Civil war, warfare has left scars on the county, you just need to know where to look. Certainly, war and the violence of war has shaped Shropshire into the place we know today. What is often underrepresented is the important role Shropshire has played in this country’s history. Through the development of the Earldom of Shrewsbury after the Norman conquest, Shropshire became a centre of power and control, key to maintaining peace in the area known as the Welsh Marches. Arguably, the most famous of the Shropshire Marcher Lords was Roger De Montgomery, First Earl of Shrewsbury, who if we are to believe the Norman