Note 46c — Chapter III · THE FIELD OF THE BATTLE OF NORTHAMPTON. [39a]
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John Talbot, second Earl of Shrewsbury, was the son and heir of John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, the celebrated commander, renowned for his warlike exploits in France, and slain by a cannon shot at the battle of Castillon, near Bourdeaux, on the 7th [46f] of July, 1453, and of his wife Maud, daughter and heiress of Thomas Neville, Lord Furnival.