Military history of England

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The military history of England and Wales deals with the period prior to the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707.(for the period after 1707, see Military history of the United Kingdom)

Contents

List of military encounters

Medieval period

Early Modern period

List of civil wars

  1. Rebellion of 1088 – in England and Normandy
  2. The Anarchy (1135–54) – in England
  3. Revolt of 1173–74 – in England, Normandy, and Anjou
  4. First Barons' War (121517) – in England
  5. Second Barons' War (126467) – in England
  6. Welsh Uprising (1282) – in England and Wales
  7. Despenser War (1321-22)
  8. Wars of the Roses (145585) – in England and Wales; Richard III was the last English king to die in combat
  9. Wars of the Three Kingdoms (163951) - in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland
  10. Monmouth Rebellion (1685) – in England
  11. Jacobite Rebellions (1689-91; 1715-16; 1719; 1745-46) – in England, Scotland and Ireland

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References

  1. Clodfelter, Micheal (2017). Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492–2015, 4th ed. McFarland. p. 51. ISBN   978-0-7864-7470-7.
  2. Bucholz, Robert; Key, Newton (2013). Early Modern England 1485-1714: A Narrative History. John Wiley & Sons. p. 144.
  3. 1 2 White, Matthew (2011). Atrocities: The 100 Deadliest Episodes in Human History. W.W. Norton & Company. p. 61. ISBN   978-0-393-08330-9.

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