Historical Events

851 Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland

1138 English defeat the Scottish at Cowton Moor, Yorkshire; banners of various saints are carried into battle, leading to the name Battle of the Standard

Battle of Bosworth Field

1485 Battle of Bosworth Field: Henry Tudor 's forces defeat English King Richard III during the last battle in the Wars of the Roses. Richard is killed, becoming the last English monarch to die in battle.

Raid of Ruthven

1582 King James VI of Scotland is abducted by Presbyterian nobles wishing to limit French influence and pro-Catholic policy

1639 Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers

1642 English Civil War begins between

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