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The Battle of Nibley Green
In 1470, the last private battle in England was fought near here between two feuding noble families, the Talbots and the Berkeleys. On 20 March 1470, Viscount Lisle and Baron Berkeley settled their long-running land dispute the medieval way — with a pitched battle. Around 1,300 men fought at Nibley Green — Berkeley fielded about 1...
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