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Written by Pete Jessup
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Wednesday, 29 July 2009 |
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The Flodden battlefield site is located outside the village Braxton which lies 10 miles north of Wooler, and 4 miles south of Coldstream in  Northumberland. Nearly 500 years ago, on a wet 9th September 1513, one of the turning points of Scottish history was to take place here.
The Scottish army of King James IV numbering some 34,000 soldiers and an English army led by the Earl of Surrey mustering 26,000 in strength clashed on the slopes of Braxton Hill in what we now know as the Battle of Flodden (occasionally-Braxton Moor). James IV had been persuaded to invade England by French King Louis XII to divert English troops from Henry VIII's invasion of France.
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Written by Pete Jessup
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Tuesday, 28 July 2009 |
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The Hastings battlefield site and Battle Abbey are located at Senlac Hill, which is approximately 6 miles northwest of Hastings and are now maintained by English Heritage.The Battle of Hastings took place on 14 October 1066. It was an event that was to change the course of English history for ever.  This decisive battle was fought between the Norman army of William the Conqueror, and the English army led by Harold Godwinson. On Senlac Hill the Norman army assembled some 8,400 men - a collection of cavalry, infantry and archers and crossbowmen. William's battle tactics were for the archers to soften the enemy, followed by a general advance of the infantry, and then a cavalry charge. In contrast The English army is thought to have consisted of approximately 7,500 men and were entirely infantry.
The battle ended with a Norman victory. It is widely believed Harold was killed by the now infamous arrow to the eye. Further English resistance followed, but this battle was the turning point and William had gained control of England. It remains to this day thankfully the last occasion England has been successfully invaded.
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