'''James Touchet, 5th Baron Audley''' was the, son of John Tuchet, 4th Baron Audley and his wife Isabel, was a distinguished veteran of the [[Hundred Years' War]]. In the opening phase of the [[Wars of the Roses]] he raised troops from his estates in [[Cheshire]], [[Shropshire]],[[Staffordshire]] and Derbyshire]]and commanded the Lanastrian force that moved to block the YorkisstYorkist [[Earl of Salisbury's route to Ludlow where he intended linking up with the rest of the Yorkist army.
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was a general who led the [[House of Lancaster]] forces during the [[Battle of Blore Heath]] in the [[Wars of the Roses]]. He was born circa 1398.
Audley had two homes:
*[[Heighley Castle]] in [[Madeley, Staffordshire]]
*[[Hawkstone Park|Red Castle at Hawkstone Park]] near [[Market Drayton]], [[Shropshire]]
He also owned large estates in [[Shropshire]], [[Staffordshire]] and [[Derbyshire]].
▲Audley died in the afternoon of [[September 23]], [[1459]], when he was slain at the [[Battle of Blore Heath]]. It is possible that he was killed by ''Sir Roger Kynaston'' of Stocks near [[Ellesmere, England]] (Kynaston incorporated emblems of the Audley coat-of-arms into his own). [[Audley's Cross]] still stands on the battlefield to this day, and marks the spot where he died.
Audley was buried in Darley Abbey, north of [[Derby]], about 40 miles away from Blore Heath. Unfortunately, the Abbey no longer stands, so his final resting place is no longer marked.
