Richard Brooke (Norton)
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Richard Brooke or Broke was an English landowner and navy officer.
Richard Brooke was captain of the Galley Subtle (depicted in the Anthony Roll), he captured Inchgarvie in 1544 and bombarded the field of Pinkie.
Broughty Castle
Battle of Pinkie
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The Battle of Pinkie, also known as the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, took place on 10 September 1547 on the banks of the River Esk near Musselburgh, Scotland. The last pitched battle between Scotland and
Richard Brooke (Norton)
…comprising 34 warships with 26 support vessels sailed to Scotland. The Galley Subtle, captained by Richard Brooke, bombarded the Scottish army at the battle of Pinkie. William Patten included the ship in one of his plans of the battlefield, depicted in the woodcut with its oars visible, close to Musselburgh. The…
River Esk and Inveresk Church at Musselburgh
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
Fa'side Castle, East Lothian
Lord Grey charges the Scottish cavalry