The Battle of The Spurs

The battle of the Spurs is a battle between England and France. It took place on 16 August 1513. The English were led by king Henry the eighth and the French by Pierre terrail. Henry’s armies consisted of about 1,100 horseback and 11,000 foot soldiers whereas Pierre’s had around 8,000 horseback and an unknown amount of foot soldiers. A famous picture is included by Georg Lemberger. The battle was eventually won by Henry and his army. It is rumoured that it got it’s name because the french were so hasty to leave that they left their spurs behind. ## Characters in the game level

Name	Game Avatar	Original	Notes
Henry VIII (Tudor)			King Henry led his army into battle and was married 6 times, to Catherine Parr Catherine Howard, Anne of Cleves, Jane Seymour, Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon.
Pierre Terrail			Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, one of the French commanders in the battle
English cavalry			Henry had 1,100 cavalry. Horse picture is inspiration for my cavalry avatar
French cavalry			The number of French cavalry is unknown
English Arrow			The English had archers among their 11,000 infantry.
French Lance			The French cavalry had lances that they used in battle for ranged and close combat.
Ba ckground			The painting of the battle by Georg Lemberger. It is faded here to make a background for the game
Music			The song in the battle of the spurs level is called greensleeves. It is rumoured to have been written by Henry VIII for his future love, Anne Boleyn, who eventually gained the nickname “greensleeves”.