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Timelines of War: A Chronology of Warfare from 100,000 BC to the Present (1996), Global coverage. Cannon, John, ed. The Oxford Companion to British History (2003) Carlton, Charles. This Seat of Mars: War and the British Isles, 1485–1746 (Yale UP; 2011) 332 pages; studies the impact of near unceasing war from the individual to the national levels.
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
The Oxford history of the British army (Oxford UP, 2003). Cole, D. H and E. C Priestley. An outline of British military history, 1660-1936 (1936). online; Higham, John, ed. A Guide to the Sources of British Military History (1971) 654 pages excerpt; Highly detailed bibliography and discussion up to 1970. Sheppard, Eric William.
The following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. ... Viking activity in the British Isles: 9,000 Battle of Brenta: 899 ...
Shakespeare used the Battle of Towton to illustrate the ills of civil war; in 3 Henry VI, Act 2, Scene 5, a father finds he has killed his son, while a son finds he has killed his own father. In the sixteenth century William Shakespeare wrote a number of dramatisations of historic figures.
Civil war Treaty of Wallingford [13] 1173–74 Revolt of 1173–74: England Civil war Rebellion crushed [14] 1211 Welsh uprising of 1211: Wales Part of the Anglo-Welsh Wars: Peace signed- rebellion nominally defeated but Wales enjoys greater autonomy [15] 1215–17 First Barons' War: England Civil war Angevin victory [16] 1262–66 Scottish ...
1746 – Battle of Culloden, The British Army, made from Scottish,English and Irish soldiers and led by the Duke of Cumberland, fights the last major battle on British mainland soil against French supported Scottish rebel Jacobites. 1751 – A numerical system is introduced into the Army, such as 1st Regiment of Foot, 2nd Regiment of Foot, etc.
Category:Battles involving England (10th century–1707) Category:Battles involving Wales (410–1405) Category:Battles involving Scotland (8th century–1707) Category:Battles involving Great Britain (1707–1800)