The decisive Norman victory shaped the future of both England and Europe, and the battle was immortalised in the Bayeux Tapestry.ģ. King Harold himself was famously killed by an arrow to the eye but the fighting continued until all his bodyguard were slain. For much of the day the English position held firm, but when the Norman troops began to retreat they broke formation and became vulnerable to attack from William’s cavalry. William attacked with both cavalry and infantry, while the English troops fought mainly on foot behind a wall of shields. In 1066, King Harold’s army fought against William, Duke of Normandy. Battle, East Sussex (Battle of Hastings)īy Unknown, suspected to be commissioned by Matilda of Flanders, Odo of Bayeux or Edith of Wessex – Bayeux Tapestry An army hastily assembled by the Archbishop of York sought to defend the county, but they were outnumbered and defeated by the Scots.Ģ. In 1319, during the Scottish Wars of Independence, 15,000 Scots crossed into England and attacked Yorkshire. Myton, North Yorkshire (Battle of Myton Bridge) Westonzoyland, Somerset (Battle of Sedgemoor)ġ. Worcester, Worcestershire (Battle of Worcester) Naseby, Northamptonshire (Battle of Naseby) Long Marston, Yorkshire (Battle of Marston Moor) Edge Hill, Warwickshire (Battle of Edge Hill) Solway Moss, Cumbria (Battle of Solway Moss) Branxton, Northumberland (Battle of Flodden) Market Bosworth, Leicestershire (Battle of Bosworth Field) St Albans, Hertfordshire (First Battle of St Albans) Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Battle of Shrewsbury) Otterburn, Northumberland (Battle of Otterburn) Neville’s Cross, Northumberland (Battle of Neville’s Cross) Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland (Battle of Halidon Hill) Boroughbridge, Yorkshire (Battle of Boroughbridge) Evesham, Worcestershire (Battle of Evesham) Northallerton, Yorkshire (Battle of the Standard)
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