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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 .
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.
England 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
First Barons' War (1215–17) – in England; Second Barons' War (1264–67) – in England; Welsh Uprising (1282) – in England and Wales; Despenser War (1321-22) Wars of the Roses (1455–85) – in England and Wales; Richard III was the last English king to die in combat; Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1639–51) - in England, Wales, Scotland ...
This category includes historical wars in which unified Kingdom of England (10th century–1707) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. See also the succeeding Category:Wars involving Great Britain
From the 1340s, English claims to the French throne were held in pretense, but after the Hundred Years' War and the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses in 1455, the English were no longer in any position to pursue their French claims and lost all their land on the continent, except for Calais.
Although England was an ally of Spain, one of France's principal enemies, the war was mostly about Henry's desire for personal glory, despite his sister Mary being married to the French king Louis XII. The war accomplished little.
War of the Spanish Succession (1702–13) - England and Scotland, later Great Britain, Holy Roman Empire, Portugal and the Dutch Republic, were allied against France and Spain. [2] Queen Anne's War (1702–13) Jacobite Rebellions (1715–16; 1719; 1745–46) - Civil War Clifton Moor Skirmish, near Penrith (1745) - last land battle in England