Anglo-Scottish battles

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1. Who was the most prominent person to die at the Battle of Alnwick (13th November 1093)? No one of particular note as far as the chroniclers were concerned (not even a knight) died. Robert de Mowbray, Earl of Northumbria. Malcolm Canmore, King of Scotland. Hugh de Morent, Bishop of Durham.

2. There were three battles of Dunbar. What were the results? All were English victories. First and third Scottish victories, second English victory. First and third English victories, second successful Scottish Defence. First Scottish victory, second indecisive, third English victory.

3. Macbeth was killed at the battle of Dunsinane in 1054. True False - He did die but it was in 954 False - He is a fictional character False

4. Flodden is one of the two battles most people have heard of (along with Bannockburn). Where was it fought? Durham (England). Perthshire (Scotland). Stirlingshire (Scotland). Northumberland (England).

5. The Battle of Glen Shiel was small. What was significant about it? The last battle in Britain with foreign troops involved. The last use of the matchlock by the English army. The first use of the bayonet by the English army. The first action of the Jacobite uprising.

6. Who fought at the battle of Nechtan’s Mere (also known as Dunnichen)? Strathclyde Welsh and Anglo-Saxons (Northumbrians) in the 8th century. Picts and Anglo-Saxons (Northumbrians) in the 7th century. Scots and English in the 14th century. Scots and Irish against English and Irish in Edward Bruce’s (Robert the Bruce’s brother) attempt to conquer Ireland.

7. What was the result of the battle of Neville’s cross on October 17th 1346? An English victory with heavy losses for the Scots, light losses for the English. A pyrrhic English victory with heavy losses for the English, light losses for the Scots. A Scottish victory with Heavy losses for the English, light losses for the Scots. A Scottish victory with light losses on both sides.

8. Where was the Battle of Solway Moss fought? Near Durham (England). Scotland near the English border. England near the Scottish border. Near Glasgow (Scotland).

9. The Scots provided the French with troops. Among the battles they fought was Verneuil. When did this army arrive in France? After Poitiers in 1360 After Patay in 1433 After Crecy in 1347 After Agincourt in 1419

10. Which civil war battle was fought on the anniversary of the battle of Dunbar – possibly because of superstition on the part of one of the commanders? Preston (the 1648 battle not the 1715 one). Auldearn Worcester Sherrifmuir