30 June 1513
Battle of Flodden
Henry VIII commands an Army in France & appoints Surrey to watch the English border
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Flodden in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Henry VIII commands an Army in France & appoints Surrey to watch the English border
Commands a party of bowmen & billmen
Helps his father, the 1st Earl of Surrey, defeat the Scots. Commands the right of the English Army at the victory over the Scots. Commands a division of Cheshire men
Chaplain at the Battle of Flodden
The Scottish king is killed & 1/3 of Scotlands Army destroyed. Peace descends on the northern border for most of Henry VIIIs reign. After Flodden Henry receives the boostained surcoat of the dead James IV
James V succeeeds to the Scots throne & peace is restored
Commands the Lancashire Levies
Despatch by Earl Surrey to inform Henry VIII of the English victory over the Scots
Commands about 500 citizens from York
Commands the Bishop of Elys men
Commands the Abbot of Whitbys servants
Commands the Cheshire Levies
Commands the Lancashire Levies
Leads the vanguard of the English during their victory against the Scots
Helps win victory at the Battle of Flodden. Helps defeat the Scots. Defeats the Scots who lose 10,000 dead
Provides naval support to his father in defeating the Scots at Flodden
Rewarded by the restoration of the Norfolk Dukedom
Commands men from the Bishopric of Durham
Commands about 3,000 archers & billmen
Provenance
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