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Lord God of Battles, aid! High lust and froward bearing, Proud heart, rebellious brow— Deaf ear and soul uncaring, We seek Thy mercy now! The sinner that forswore Thee, The fool that passed Thee by, Our times are known before Thee— Lord, grant us strength to die!
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
1263 Battle of Largs, an inconclusive battle fought between Haakon IV of Norway and the Scots; 1264 Simon de Montfort leads rebel English barons to defeat Henry III at the Battle of Lewes; 1265 Simon de Montfort was defeated at the Battle of Evesham, 5,000 men died in Greenhill and the streets of Evesham on 4 August 1265 Henry III at the Battle ...
A Brief History of the British Army (2017). Higham, John, ed. A Guide to the Sources of British Military History (1971) 654 pages excerpt; Highly detailed bibliography and discussion up to 1970; includes local and naval forces. James, Lawrence. Warrior Race: A History of the British at War (Hachette UK, 2010). excerpt
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.
Battle of Bannockburn: Scotland won a decisive victory over England. 1328: 1 May: The Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton, under which England recognised Scottish independence, was signed. 1348: The Black Death arrived in England. 1356: 19 September: Battle of Poitiers: Second of the three major battles of the Hundred Years' War took place near ...
Warrior race: a history of the British at war (Hachette UK, 2010). excerpt; Ranft, Bryan. The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy (Oxford UP, 2002). Rodger, N. A.M. The safeguard of the sea: A naval history of Britain, 660-1649 (Vol. 1. 1998). excerpt. Rodger, N.A.M.The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649-1815 (vol 2 ...
878: Battle of Edington, defeat of Viking forces, results in Treaty of Wedmore and establishment of the Danelaw 895: Danish fleet captured by Alfred the Great 927: Æthelstan first used the title "king of the English" and is considered the founder of the English monarchy .