Harry Hotspur

Perhaps a pen picture of my "Harry Hotspur," as he was called, may amuse those whose kind eyes follow his venerable figure as it passes to-day.

My day : reminiscences of a long life, 1909

'Harry Hotspur' Percy, hero of many Border ballads as the bane of Scots raiders and a dominant character in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I.

South Shields Daily Photo 2008

Milan huffed and puffed but by the end they were, in the words of the original Harry Hotspur, no more than dust and food for worms.

Hotspur Harry Redknapp enjoys his finest hour against Milan | Richard Williams 2011

Henry IV Part 1, by Shakespeare Shakespeare loved a sword fight, but here he recreates the whole Battle of Shrewsbury, in which Henry IV defeats rebels led by Harry Hotspur.

Ten of the best 2011

Henry IV Part 1, by Shakespeare Shakespeare loved a sword fight, but here he recreates the whole Battle of Shrewsbury, in which Henry IV defeats rebels led by Harry Hotspur.

Ten of the best 2011

He ended it as Harry Hotspur, a top‑flight manager and England's most plausible candidate to succeed Fabio Capello after Euro 2012 – court cases permitting.

Hotspur Harry Redknapp enjoys his finest hour against Milan | Richard Williams 2011

Harry Hotspur -- actually Henry Percy -- was a knight who received the nickname "Hotspur," reflecting his impulsive nature.

Max Bergmann: What's in a Nickname? Sometimes a Lot -- Explaining Tottenham's Hotspur 2010

No doubt, being some of the better read football fans of the age, they went to Shakespeare for inspiration -- where the figure of Harry Hotspur drew their attention.

Max Bergmann: What's in a Nickname? Sometimes a Lot -- Explaining Tottenham's Hotspur 2010

Names in Rowling's books are always significant: "Harry," for instance, recalls Shakespeare's brave and impulsive Prince Hal and Harry Hotspur, while "Voldemort" simultaneously suggests theft, mold, and death.

Pottery Lurie, Alison 2007

Harry Potter, on the other hand, has a name that suggests not only craftsmanship but both English literature and English history: Shakespeare's Prince Hal and Harry Hotspur, the brave, charming, impulsive heroes of Henry IV; and Beatrix Potter, who created that other charming and impulsive classic hero, Peter Rabbit.

Not for Muggles Lurie, Alison 1999