List of wars in Great Britain

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This is a list of wars occurring on the island of Great Britain.

Year(s)ConflictLocation
(modern)		NotesResultCitation
55–54 B.C. Caesar's invasions of Britain EnglandRoman tributaries set up in a limited area. [1]
49–96 [A.D.] Roman conquest of Britain Great BritainRoman Empire conquers Britain from the native Celts [2]
208–10 Severan invasion of Caledonia ScotlandPart of the Roman occupation of Britain Roman failure- withdrawal to Hadrian's Wall [3]
286–96 Carausian Revolt EnglandPart of the Roman occupation of BritainRoman victory- rebellion crushed [4]
367–68 Great Conspiracy Great BritainPart of the Roman occupation of BritainRoman victory [5]
410–927 Anglo-Saxon invasions and creation of England Great BritainAnglo Saxon victory: Celts hold out in Cumbria and Cornwall [6]
865–78 Invasion of the Great Heathen Army EnglandPart of the Norse invasions of Britain Danelaw established- Most of Northern and Eastern England under Norse control [7]
1015–16 Cnut's invasion of England EnglandPart of the Norse invasions of BritainNorse victory- Cnut becomes King of England [8]
1066–71 Norman conquest of England EnglandNorman victory- William the Conqueror becomes King of England [9]
1067–1194 Norman invasion of Wales WalesWelsh victory- Normans forced out of Wales [10]
1075 Revolt of the Earls EnglandCivil warNorman victory [11]
1088 Rebellion of 1088 EnglandCivil warFailure of rebellion [12]
1135–54 The Anarchy EnglandCivil war Treaty of Wallingford [13]
1173–74 Revolt of 1173–74 EnglandCivil warRebellion crushed [14]
1211 Welsh uprising of 1211 WalesPart of the Anglo-Welsh Wars Peace signed- rebellion nominally defeated but Wales enjoys greater autonomy [15]
1215–17 First Barons' War EnglandCivil warAngevin victory [16]
1262–66 Scottish–Norwegian War ScotlandScottish victory- Hebrides and Isle of Man occupied by Scotland
1264–67 Second Barons' War EnglandCivil warRoyalist victory [17]
1277; 1282–83 Edwardian conquest of Wales WalesPart of the Anglo-Welsh WarsEnglish victory- Wales conquered by Edward I [18]
1296–1328 First War of Scottish Independence Scotland; England; IrelandPart of the Anglo-Scottish Wars Scottish victory- Scotland gains independence [19]
1321–22 Despenser War Wales; EnglandCivil warRoyalist victory [20] [ page needed ]
1332–57 Second War of Scottish Independence ScotlandPart of the Anglo-Scottish WarsScottish victory [21]
1381 Peasants' Revolt EnglandRebellion Crushed [22]
1400–15 Glyndŵr Rising WalesPart of the Anglo-Welsh WarsEnglish victory [23]
1455–85 Wars of the Roses England; WalesCivil warEventual Lancastrian victory [24]
1497 Cornish Rebellion of 1497 Cornwall English victory [25]
1543–50 War of the Rough Wooing Scotland; EnglandPart of the Anglo-Scottish WarsScottish victory [26]
1549 Prayer Book Rebellion EnglandCivil WarRebellion suppressed [27]
1549 Kett's Rebellion EnglandRebellion suppressed [28]
1569–70 Rising of the North EnglandElizabethan victory [29]
1639–53 Wars of the Three Kingdoms Great BritainCivil warEnglish Parliamentarian victory: [30]
1685 Monmouth Rebellion EnglandRebellion crushed [31]
1689–92 Jacobite Rising of 1689 ScotlandCivil WarGovernment victory[ citation needed ]
1715–19 Second Jacobite Rising Scotland; EnglandCivil WarBritish victory [32]
1745–46 Third Jacobite Rising Scotland; EnglandCivil WarBritish victory [33]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Julius Caesar's First Landing in Britain | History Today". www.historytoday.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  2. ↑ "BBC – History – Overview: Roman Britain, 43 – 410 AD" . Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  3. ↑ "The Caledonian Campaigns of Septimius Severus". www.dot-domesday.me.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  4. ↑ "Carausian Revolt". World News. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  5. ↑ Huerta, Carlos (2016). The Great Conspiracy: Britain's Secret War against Revolutionary France, 1794-1805. Amberley Publishing. ISBN   9781445659480.
  6. ↑ "Anglo Saxon England". faculty.history.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  7. ↑ "Ivar the Boneless and the Great Heathen Army". Spangenhelm. 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  8. ↑ "Cnut's invasion of England: setting the scene for the Norman conquest". History Extra. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  9. ↑ "The Norman Conquest of England". www.historic-uk.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  10. ↑ Ross, David. "The Norman Invasion of Wales | History of Wales". Britain Express. David Ross. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  11. ↑ "The Revolt of the Earls 1075". www.allabout1066.net. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  12. ↑ "The Rebellion of 1088". World history. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  13. ↑ King, Edmund (1994). The Anarchy of King Stephen's Reign. Oxford Scholarship Online. ISBN   9780198203643.
  14. ↑ "Medieval Sourcebook: Roger of Hoveden: The Revolt of 1173-74, from The Chronicle". sourcebooks.fordham.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  15. ↑ Bastable, Jonathan (September 2011). The British at War (Amazing and Extraordinary Facts). David & Charles. ISBN   978-0715338995.
  16. ↑ "TimeRef – Medieval and Middle Ages History Timelines – The First Barons' War". www.timeref.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  17. ↑ "2nd Barons' War". Magna Carta Trust 800th Anniversary. The Magna Carta Trust. 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  18. ↑ "The English invasion of Wales". www.historic-uk.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  19. ↑ "The First Scottish War of Independence". www.allempires.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  20. ↑ Warner, Kathryn (2014), Edward II: The Unconventional King, Amberley Publishing
  21. ↑ MacInnes, Iain (2016). Scotland's Second War of Independence, 1332-1357. Boydell Press. ISBN   9781783271443.
  22. ↑ "Peasants Revolt". History Learning Site. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  23. ↑ "BBC Wales – History – Themes – Chapter 10: The revolt of Owain Glyndwr". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  24. ↑ "9 Things You Should Know About the Wars of the Roses – History in the Headlines". history.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  25. ↑ "The Cornish Rebellion of 1497". History Learning Site. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  26. ↑ "Mary Queen of Scots - The 'Rough Wooing': 1544-48". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  27. ↑ "The Prayer Book Rebellion 1549". www.tudorplace.com.ar. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  28. ↑ Simkin, John (September 1997). "Kett Rebellion". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  29. ↑ "The Northern Rebellion 1569". www.tudorplace.com.ar. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  30. ↑ "Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1639-1651) genealogy project". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  31. ↑ fletcherconsult, The Battlefields Trust, Craig Fletcher, Christopher Jones. "UK Battlefields Resource Centre – Viking – Monmouth's Rebellion". www.battlefieldstrust.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  32. ↑ "The First Jacobite Rebellion, 1715". Britain Express. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  33. ↑ Archives, The National. "Jacobite Rising of 1745 - The National Archives". The National Archives. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
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