Battle for Stow

England has been at peace for as long as most people can remember - but there are still battles being waged in its towns and villages. Nearly 400 years ago Sir Jacob Astley set out for Oxford from the town of Bridgnorth with a small army raised from Wales and the West. He was the king''s last hope in a disastrous civil war. But Astley did not reach the Royalist capital. His force was attacked by P...