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The English Wars (Danish: Englandskrigene, Swedish: Englandskrigen) were a series of conflicts pitting the United Kingdom and Sweden against Denmark-Norway as part of the Napoleonic Wars. It is named after England, the common name in Scandinavia for the United Kingdom, which declared war on Denmark-Norway due to disagreements over the ...
Second War of deposition against Karl Knutsson (1464–1465) [56] Sweden: Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna: Jöns Bengtsson takes power War of depositon against Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1466–1467) [57] Location: Sweden. Sweden: Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna Denmark: Karl Knutsson retakes the throne Dano-Swedish War (1468–1469) [58] Location ...
During the Napoleonic Wars until 1810, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland were allies in the war against Napoleon. As a result of Sweden's defeat in the Finnish War and the Pomeranian War, and the following Treaty of Fredrikshamn and Treaty of Paris, Sweden declared war on the UK.
Kingdom of England: Dano-Norwegian victory. Personal union formed between Denmark and England in 1018. Following Edmund's death on 30 November, Cnut ascends to the throne as the sole king of England. Battle of the Helgeå (1026) Kingdom of Norway Sweden: Anglo-Danish Kingdom: Defeat. Cnut the Great dominates Scandinavia; Battle of Boknafjorden ...
Map of the geographic distribution of the England Runestones in southern Scandinavia and northernmost Germany (modern administrative borders and cities are shown) The England runestones ( Swedish : Englandsstenarna ) is a group of about 30 runestones in Sweden which refer to Viking Age voyages to England. [ 22 ]
The Great Heathen Army, [a] also known as the Viking Great Army, [1] was a coalition of Scandinavian warriors who invaded England in 865 AD.Since the late 8th century, the Vikings [b] had been engaging in raids on centres of wealth, such as monasteries.
This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of England before the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain by the Acts of Union 1707. For dates after 1708, see List of wars involving the United Kingdom .
There were two Danish attacks on Norman England. The first was an invasion in 1069–1070 conducted in alliance with various English rebels which succeeded in taking first York and then Ely before the Danes finally accepted a bribe to leave the country.