Battles

Pivotal military engagements that have decided the fates of nations.

Painting of Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Naseby. He is reading a message atop a white horse

The Battle of Naseby: Parliament’s crushing victory in the English Civil War
Painting depicting Richard III and Henry Tudor clashing at the Battle of Bosworth Field

Bosworth Field: The battle that ended the Plantagenets

13th century image depicting King Harald of Norway at the Battle of Fulford

The Battle of Fulford: The forgotten clash before Hastings

Painting depicting the burning of Troy

What kind of swords were used in the Trojan War?
Statue of Robert the Bruce riding a horse

The Battle of Bannockburn: When Robert the Bruce became Scotland's hero
Jason Fox and Bruce Crompton sitting in front of the words 'Battle Treasures' on a television screen

‘These artefacts hold incredible stories’: Jason Fox and Bruce Crompton on Battle Treasures
The Sword of Goujian on display in a museum against a black backdrop

6 incredible swords from history
Jason Fox standing with his arms crossed in front of a lot of military artefacts

Who is Jason Fox? The action hero now co-hosting Battle Treasures

Bas-Relief of Pharaoh Thutmose III smiting and killing Canaanite enemies at the Battle of Megiddo on the Seventh Pylon in Karnak Temple

4 legendary battles from Ancient Egypt
Lithograph showing the Battle of Little Bighorn

The legacy of the Battle of Little Bighorn
Bernard Montgomery watches the actions unfold from a tank

The battles of El Alamein: The turning point of WWII
Statue of William Wallace raising his sword at the National Wallace Monument in Stirling

5 little known facts about William Wallace
Protestors holding banners in St. Petersburg, Russia

6 revolutions and uprisings that changed history
The Morning of the Battle of Agincourt (1884) by John Gilbert

9 little known facts about the Battle of Agincourt
Black and white photograph shows Allied forces landing on the beaches of Normandy

The ultimate guide to D-Day
Boy, Prince Rupert's poodle

3 famous animals from history
Sir Arthur Wellesley

7 greatest military leaders in British history
The 800 year old effigy and tomb of King Henry II

5 surprisingly young battle commanders from history
Portrait painting from Carl von Clausewitz

7 greatest military strategists from history
Adrien Carton die Wiart

Adrien Carton die Wiart: Britain's immortal solider
Mosaic of Alexander the Great

10 great military generals from history
Painting of William of Orange atop a white horse

Nine facts you need to know about the Nine Years War
Jack Churchill leading a training exercise

Fighting spirit: 8 great warriors from history
Sherman's March to the Sea by Darley and Ritchie

7 historical armies that used 'scorched earth' tactics
Small Argentine and British flags placed on a map around the Falkland Islands

40 years on: Remembering the Falklands War
A group of Napoleonic reenactors charge into battle dressed in period uniforms of Napoleonic French Fusiliers at a re-enactment of the Battle of Waterloo 1815.

10 facts about the Battle of Waterloo you didn't learn in school
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Berlin airlift begins
Sky HISTORY - This Day in HISTORY

Battle of Antietam, American Civil War