moi Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I have been wondering tonight why Tottenham chose to call themsleves "Hotspur"? To me Hotspur means Harry Hotspur, aka Henry Percy, the son of the Earl of Northumberland, who helped Henry IV to depose Richard II, but then turned against Henry IV to help Owen Glendower. So why should that name be applied to a London club? Did they like the traitor connotations? Can anyone enlighten me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Boy Brandinho Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Why Hotspur? The name was proposed at the inaugural meeting by the members, full of admiration for the prowess of that noble Sir Henry Percy, nicknamed Hotspur. The founders wanted to see their team emulating this hero’s fame. Sir Percy was a fourteenth century ancestor of the Northumberland family, a man with a fiery reputation who became noted for his valour in battle and enthusiasm when leading the troops, back in the Middle Ages. This gained him the nickname Hotspur and the admiration of the founder members. After all, they had been playing cricket for two years on a piece of land which was owned by the Northumberland family. http://thebeautifulhistory.wordpress.com/clubs/tottenham-hotspur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moi Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) Ah, there is a connection then. So they named him after a man who betrayed one king, then went on to the betray the one he'd helped to the throne. Interesting... He died at the Battle of Shrewsbury because he had to lift his visor in order to breathe (apparently breathing could be quite difficult when your visor was down). At the precise moment he lifted it, an arrow shot right into his mouth killing him instantly. Edited June 23, 2012 by moi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Baby Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 At the precise moment he lifted it, an arrow shot right into his mouth killing him instantly. That was one of Lampard's 30 yard specials .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckham Blue Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I just thought it was another word for c**ts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moos Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Ah, there is a connection then. So they named him after a man who betrayed one king, then went on to the betray the one he'd helped to the throne. Interesting... He died at the Battle of Shrewsbury because he had to lift his visor in order to breathe (apparently breathing could be quite difficult when your visor was down). At the precise moment he lifted it, an arrow shot right into his mouth killing him instantly. Ah, so the lad bit off more than he could chew The people didn't like him, so they gave him a mouthful He shouldn't have mouthed off Was he the one who invented tongue piercing? Did it make him any visor.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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