British history

British history

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British history

The Battle of Bouvines, was the deciding battle of the twelve-year Angevin-Flanders War, which took place on 27 July 1214. It was fundamental in the early development of France in the Middle Ages by ...

Henry III

History; British history

King of England (r.1217-72). A poor politician and soldier, his unpopularity provoked the barons' rebellion of 1264-66 led by Simon de Montfort; Edward I, Henry's son, did most to quell this. Lack of ...

Henry IV

History; British history

Henry Bolingbroke, King of England (r.1399-1413) and its first Lancastrian monarch. He usurped the throne after leading a revolt against Richard II. He clashed with the church, Parliament and Wales.

Battle of Malplaquet

History; British history

The Battle of Malplaquet, was a main battle of the War of the Spanish Succession, between the Bourbons of France and Spain against an alliance including the Habsburg Monarchy, Great Britain, the ...

Margaret Thatcher

History; British history

Margaret Thatcher (13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was a British politician and the longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of 20th century. Known as the Iron Lady, leading Great ...

Wergeld

History; British history

In Anglo-Saxon and Germanic law, wergeld was the compensation paid to relatives for the homicide of a person. A more modern equivalent is blood money. Alternative spelling: wergild.