List of wars in Great Britain

This is a list of wars occurring on the island of Great Britain.

Year(s) Conflict Location
(modern)
Notes Result Citation
55–54 B.C. Caesar's invasions of Britain England Roman tributaries set up in a limited area. [1]
49–96 [A.D.] Roman conquest of Britain Great Britain Roman Empire conquers Britain from the native Celts [2]
208–10 Severan invasion of Caledonia Scotland Part of the Roman occupation of Britain Roman failure- withdrawal to Hadrian's Wall [3]
286–96 Carausian Revolt England Part of the Roman occupation of Britain Roman victory- rebellion crushed [4]
367–68 Great Conspiracy Great Britain Part of the Roman occupation of Britain Roman victory [5]
410–927 Anglo-Saxon invasions and creation of England Great Britain Anglo Saxon victory: Celts hold out in Cumbria and Cornwall [6]
865–78 Invasion of the Great Heathen Army England Part of the Norse invasions of Britain Danelaw established- Most of Northern and Eastern England under Norse control [7]
1015–16 Cnut's invasion of England England Part of the Norse invasions of Britain Norse victory- Cnut becomes King of England [8]
1066–71 Norman conquest of England England Norman victory- William the Conqueror becomes King of England [9]
1067–1194 Norman invasion of Wales Wales Welsh victory- Normans forced out of Wales [10]
1075 Revolt of the Earls England Civil war Norman victory [11]
1088 Rebellion of 1088 England Civil war Failure of rebellion [12]
1135–54 The Anarchy 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 Scottish–Norwegian War Scotland Scottish victory- Hebrides and Isle of Man occupied by Scotland
1264–67 Second Barons' War England Civil war Royalist victory [17]
1277; 1282–83 Edwardian conquest of Wales Wales Part of the Anglo-Welsh Wars English victory- Wales conquered by Edward I [18]
1296–1328 First War of Scottish Independence Scotland; England; Ireland Part of the Anglo-Scottish Wars Scottish victory- Scotland gains independence [19]
1321–22 Despenser War Wales; England Civil war Royalist victory [20][page needed]
1332–57 Second War of Scottish Independence Scotland Part of the Anglo-Scottish Wars Scottish victory [21]
1381 Peasants' Revolt England Rebellion Crushed [22]
1400–15 Glyndŵr Rising Wales Part of the Anglo-Welsh Wars English victory [23]
1455–85 Wars of the Roses England; Wales Civil war Eventual Lancastrian victory [24]
1497 Cornish Rebellion of 1497 Cornwall English victory [25]
1543–50 War of the Rough Wooing Scotland; England Part of the Anglo-Scottish Wars Scottish victory [26]
1549 Prayer Book Rebellion England Civil War Rebellion suppressed [27]
1549 Kett's Rebellion England Rebellion suppressed [28]
1569–70 Rising of the North England Elizabethan victory [29]
1639–53 Wars of the Three Kingdoms Great Britain Civil war English Parliamentarian victory: [30]
1685 Monmouth Rebellion England Rebellion crushed [31]
1689–92 Jacobite Rising of 1689 Scotland Civil War Government victory [citation needed]
1715–19 Second Jacobite Rising Scotland; England Civil War British victory [32]
1745–46 Third Jacobite Rising Scotland; England Civil War British victory [33]

See also

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References

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  29. ^ "The Northern Rebellion 1569". www.tudorplace.com.ar. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  30. ^ "Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1639-1651) genealogy project". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
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