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In which year was the Battle of Brananburgh?

937. In 937 Constantine III King of the Scots formed an alliance with Welsh, Irish and Viking chieftains and invaded England. However they were repelled by the English and fled back to their various homelands.

In which year was the Battle of Hastings?

1066. King Harold lost this famous battle to the Norman invaders led by William the Conqueror. King Harold was killed by an arrow in the eye.

In which year was the Battle of Halidon Hill?

1333. In 1333 Edward III, King of England was besieging Berwick in Scotland in support of Edward Balliol's claim to the Scottish throne. This was a convincing victory for the English with the loss of very few men.

In which year was the Battle of Crecy?

1346. In 1346 King Edward III and the English army took on a French Army under the command of Philip IV, King of France. Although greatly outnumbered, the English were victorious due to the quality of their archers.

In what year was the Battle of Neville's Cross?

1346. Responding to a request from Phillip IV, King of France, the Scots invaded England under the command of King David II of Scotland. The Scots were humiliated and lost in the region of 15,000 men. David II King of Scotland was then imprisoned until 1357 in the Tower.

In which year was the Battle of Agincourt?

1415. The Battle of Agincourt took place during the Hundread years war in 1415. It was between the French and the English. The English were greatly outnumbered however managed a famous victory leaving over half of the French nobles dead.

In which year was the Battle of Towton?

1461. The largest and bloodiest battle of the Wars of the Roses, this battle fought on Palm Sunday 1461, near the village of Towton about 10 miles southwest of York, secured the English throne for Edward IV against his Lancastrian opponents.

In which year was the Battle of Boyne?

1690. The final battle of the War of English Succession in which William III defeated the exiled James II, thereby confirming a Protestant monarch.

In which year was the Battle of Trafalgar?

1805. The most important naval engagement of the Napoleonic wars, which established British naval supremacy for more than 100 years. Lord Nelson led the British Fleet and was killed during the action.

In which year was the Battle of Waterloo?

1815. In this final battle of the Napoleonic Wars, Bonaparte's forces were defeated by those of the Duke of Wellington and Field Marshal Blücher near the Belgian village of Waterloo.