Re: NEWSOM'S-NEWSOM HALL-LANCASHIRE,ENGLAND

Bob, Am showing that George Newsom was born in 1502 and Alice Kighly was born in 1506 in Lancashire.Also showing: Alice Kighley was the daughter of Sir Henry Kighley, Kt., of Inskipp, Co. Lancashire, England.He commanded Archers at Flodden Field in 1513.FLODDEN FIELD:Plain in Northumberland, England, on the border with Scotland, at the base of Flodden Hill, the northeastern continuation of the Cheviot Hills.It is the site of a celebrated battle, fought on September 9, 1513, in which a Scottish army commanded by James IV, King of Scotland, was defeated by the English under Thomas Howard, Earl of Surry (later 2nd Duke of Norfolk), Chief Lieutenant of King Henry VIII of England.Upon Henry's refusal to accede to his demand to cease making war on France, an ally of Scotland, James raised an army of 100,000 and invaded England.By the time the Scottish army reached Flodden Field, it had dwindled to about 30,000 as a result of desertions.The opposing English army was of equal strength.By nightfall, a decisive English victory was obvious.The total Scottish wounded and dead amounted to some 10,000; English losses were about 4,000.Among the Scottish dead were King James, the Archbishop of St. Andrew, 12 Earls and men from every important family in Scotland.The "King's Stone" an un hewn granite pillar, is believed to mark the spot where James fell.