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The battles are grouped into relevant sections (such as the Wars of the Roses, the English Civil Wars and the Jacobite Rebellions), within broader historical periods. Each period is prefaced by a presentation of the nature of warfare and is enhanced by a feature article of specialist interest.
Every entry includes a narrative of events leading up to the battle, a vivid description of the battle itself and an assessment of the long and short-term, consequences. In addition, there is useful information for visits, including precise identification of the location, details of access to and features of each site.
The book is illustrated throughout with maps and a plate section
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David Clark has taught history for over thirty years in schools, colleges and universities. He has also worked as a senior tutor within HM Prison Service.
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First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Robinson
Copyright David Clark, 2015
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British Battles in Context
55 BC | Julius Caesar raids Britain |
AD 43 | Claudius invades Britain |
Mons Graupius | |
Hadrians Wall constructed | |
Vandals destroy Rome | |
Sutton Hoo burial | |
Nechtansmere | |
Alfred the Great unites England | |
Maldon | |
1066 | Fulford |
Stamford Bridge | |
Hastings | |
1078 | Tower of London construction begins |
1086 | Domesday Book |
1096 | First Crusade |
1138 | The Standard |
1141 | Lincoln |
1170 | Murder of Thomas Becket |
1190 | Massacre of Jews in York |
1212 | Childrens Crusade |
1215 | Magna Carta |
1249 | University College, Oxford founded |
1264 | Lewes |
1265 | Evesham |
1275 | Marco Polo enters service of Kublai Khan |
1284 | Peterhouse College, Cambridge founded |
1297 | Stirling Bridge |
1298 | Falkirk |
1307 | Loudon Hill |
1314 | Bannockburn |
1319 | Myton |
1322 | Boroughbridge |
1322 | Byland |
1332 | Dupplin Moor |
1333 | Halidon Hill |
1346 | Battle of Crcy |
Nevilles Cross | |
1348 | First outbreak of Black Death in England |
1356 | Battle of Poitiers |
1378 | York Mystery Plays first performed |
1381 | Peasants Revolt |
1388 | Otterburn |
1402 | Homildon Hill |
1403 | Shrewsbury |
1408 | Bramham Moor |
1411 | Reid Harlaw |
1415 | Battle of Agincourt |
1431 | Joan of Arc executed |
1439 | Gutenberg invents printing press |
1455 | 1st St Albans |
1457 | James II of Scotland bans golf and football |
1459 | Blore Heath |
1460 | Northampton |
Wakefield | |
1461 | Mortimers Cross |
2nd St Albans | |
Ferrybridge | |
Towton | |
1464 | Hedgeley Moor |
Hexham | |
1469 | Edgcote |
1470 | Empingham |
1471 | Barnet |
Tewkesbury | |
1478 | Spanish Inquisition established |
1485 | Bosworth |
1487 | Stoke Field |
1492 | Columbus discovers New World |
1506 | Leonardo Da Vinci completes Mona Lisa |
1513 | Flodden |
1517 | Martin Luther presents his ninety-five theses |
1520 | Field of Cloth of gold |
1521 | Cortez conquers Aztec Empire |
1522 | Magellan completes circumnavigation of the globe |
1532 |
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