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Shrewsbury, John Talbot, 1st Earl ofb. circa 1388; d. 1453English soldier, a son of the fourth Baron Talbot. He was imprisoned for a time as a suspected Lollard, but was lieutenant of Ireland, 1414-19, and again in 1445. One of the most daring and distinguished warriors of his age, from 1420 onward he fought intermittently in the French wars, defeating the Burgundians at Crotoy (1437), recovering Harfleur (1440), and Bordeaux (1452). He was killed in an attempt to raise the siege of Castillon. He was created earl of Shrewsbury in 1442.
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