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This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of England before the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain by the Acts of Union 1707. For dates after 1708, see List of wars involving the United Kingdom.

      English victory - 33
      English defeat - 29
      Another result * - 12

*e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive, inconclusive

10th and 11th centuries

Start End Name of conflict Belligerents Outcome
England & allies England's opposition
927 937 Æthelstan's invasion of Scotland White Dragon Flag of England.png England

Flag of Deheubarth.svg Deheubarth
Flag of Gwynedd.svg Gwynedd
Kingdom of Gwent
Brycheiniog

Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Scotland

Norse-Gaels
Kingdom of Strathclyde
Kingdom of Dublin

Stalemate
  • Status quo ante bellum
946 954 Northumbria's war of independence White Dragon Flag of England.png England

Earl of Bamburgh

Northumbria
Victory
  • Northumbria becomes absorbed by the Kingdom of England
1016 1016 Cnut the Great's invasion of England White Dragon Flag of England.png England

Edmund II Surrendered
Eadnoth the Younger 
Ulfcytel Snillingr 

Kingdom of Denmark

Cnut the Great
Defeat
  • King Edmund, cedes all of England, save Wessex, to Cnut.
  • Following Edmund's death on 30 November, Cnut ascends to the throne as the sole king of England.
  • Personal union formed between Denmark and England under Danish hegemony.
1066 1088 Norman Conquest of England White Dragon Flag of England.png England

Harold Godwinson 
Gyrth Godwinson 
Leofwine Godwinson 

Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg Duchy of Normandy

William of Normandy
Alan the Red
William fitzOsbern
Eustace II, Count of Boulogne

Defeat
  • Norman Victory
  • England becomes absorbed by the Duchy of Normandy
1067 1081 Norman invasion of Wales Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg England Welsh kingdoms Defeat
  • Forced Norman Retreat
1075 1075 Revolt of the Earls Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg William I of England Three earls Internal Conflict, William was Victorious
  • Waltheof was beheaded in 1076
  • Roger lost his lands and earldom, imprisoned, and beheaded in 1087.
  • Ralph lost his lands and earldom, and was expelled from England
1096 1099 First Crusade Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England

Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of France
Duchy of Apulia
Byzantine Empire
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

Seljuk Empire.png Great Seljuq Empire

Danishmends
 Fatimid Caliphate
Almoravids
Abbasids

Victory

12th century

Start End Name of conflict Belligerents Outcome
England & allies England's opposition
1145 1149 Second Crusade Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England (Holy land Crusade)

Kingdom of Jerusalem (Holy land Crusade)
Kingdom of France (Iberian and Holy Land Crusade)
Holy Roman Empire (Wendish and Holy Land Crusade)
Kingdom of Portugal (Iberian Crusade)
Castile (Iberian Crusade)
County of Barcelona (Iberian Crusade)
León (Iberian Crusade)
Byzantine Empire (Holy land Crusade)
Kingdom of Denmark (Wendish Crusade)
Duchy of Poland (Wendish Crusade)
Kingdom of Sicily (Holy land Crusade)

Sultanate of Rum (Holy Land Crusade)

Flag of Morocco 1073 1147.svg Almoravids (Iberian Crusade)
Flag of Morocco (1147-1269).svg Almohads (Iberian Crusade)
Zengids (Holy Land Crusade)
Abbasid banner.svg Abbasids (Holy Land Crusade)
Fatimids (Holy Land Crusade)
Obotrite Confederacy (Wendish Crusade)

Partial Crusader Victory
  • Crusader Victory in Iberian and Wendish Crusades
  • Muslim Victory in the Holy Land
1189 1192 Third Crusade Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England (Holy land Crusade)

Kingdom of Jerusalem
Flag of France (XII-XIII).svg France
War flag of the Holy Roman Empire (1200-1350).svg Holy Roman Empire
Flag of Hungary (late 12th century).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Ayyubids

Zengids
Sultanate of Rum
Byzantine Empire
Kingdom of Sicily

Partial Crusader victory

13th century

Start End Name of conflict Belligerents Outcome
England & allies England's opposition
1202 1204 French invasion of Normandy (1202–1204) Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Defeat
1209 1229 Albigensian Crusade Crusade

County of Aurenja

  • Cathars
  • County of Toulouse
    • Viscounty of Béziers and Albi
    • County of Valentinois
    • Lordship of Séverac
  • Marquisate of Provence
  • Béarn Viscounty of Béarn
  • County of Astarac
  • Crown of Aragon
    • Foix County of Foix
    • County of Comminges
    • Viscounty of Carcassonne
    • Lordship of Menèrba
    • Lordship of Tèrmes
    • Lordship of Cabaret
    • Lordship of Montsegúr
  • Exiled knights
Crusader Victory
1213 1214 Anglo-French War (1213–1214) Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England
Shield and Coat of Arms of the Holy Roman Emperor (c.1200-c.1300).svg Holy Roman Empire

Blason Nord-Pas-De-Calais.svg County of Flanders
Blason comté fr Boulogne.svg County of Boulogne

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Defeat
1230 1230 English invasion of France (1230) Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England
Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Defeat
  • English Withdrawal
1239 1241 Barons' Crusade Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France
Evolution Coat of Arms of Navarre-3.svg Kingdom of Navarre
Kingdom of Jerusalem

Flag of Ayyubid Dynasty.svg Ayyubids Crusader Diplomatic Victory
1242 1242 Saintonge War Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England
Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Defeat
1271 1272 Ninth Crusade Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England

Armoiries Chypre.svg Kingdom of Cyprus
Armoiries de Jérusalem.svg Kingdom of Jerusalem
Blason Bohémond VI d'Antioche.svg County of Tripoli
Ilkhanate
Armoiries Héthoumides.svg Armenian Cilicia

Mameluke Flag.svg Mamluks Stalemate
  • Status quo ante bellum
1277 1283 Conquest of Wales by Edward I of England Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England
Arms of Llywelyn.svg Principality of Wales English victory
1294 1303 Anglo-French War Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England
Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Defeat

Treaty of Paris

  • Military defeat but return to Status Quo
1296 1328 First War of Scottish Independence Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Kingdom of Scotland

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France
Connacht
Thomond
Uí Maine
Arms of the house of O'Donnell (ancient).svg Tyrconnell
Breifne O'Rourke
Oriel
Desmond
Magh Luirg

Defeat

14th century

Start End Name of conflict Belligerents Outcome
England & allies England's opposition
1324 1324 War of Saint-Sardos Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England
Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Defeat
1332 1357 Second War of Scottish Independence Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg England
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Kingdom of Scotland

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France

Defeat
1337 1453 Hundred Years' War Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg England

Ancient Flag of Burgundy.svg Duchy of Burgundy
Arms of Jean III de Bretagne.svg Duchy of Brittany (Montfort)
PortugueseFlag1248.svg Portugal
Bandera de Reino de Navarra.svg Navarre
Blason Nord-Pas-De-Calais.svg Flanders
Hainaut Modern Arms.svg Hainaut
Luxembourg
 Holy Roman Empire

Arms of France (France Moderne).svg France

Bandera de la Corona de Castilla.svg Castile
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Scotland
Flag of Genoa.svg Genoa
Armoiries Majorque.svg Majorca
Flag of Bohemia.svg Bohemia
Estandarte de la Corona de Aragon.svg Aragon
Arms of Jean III de Bretagne.svg Brittany (Blois)

Defeat: Overall French Victory
  • Edwardian War - English Victory
  • Caroline War - French Victory
  • Lancastrian War - French Victory
1351 1369 Castilian Civil War Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg England

Royal Coat of Arms of the Crown of Castile (1284-1390).svg Forces of Peter of Castile
Blason Royaume Navarre.svg Kingdom of Navarre
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Majorca and the Balearic Islands (14th-20th Centuries).svg Kingdom of Majorca
COA of Nasrid dynasty kingdom of Grenade (1013-1492).svg Kingdom of Granada
Arms of Aquitaine and Guyenne.svg Duchy of Aquitaine Other Elite European mercenaries

Arms of Henry II of Castile before his accession.svg Forces of Henry of Trastámara
France moderne.svg Kingdom of France
Aragon arms.svg Crown of Aragon
English alliance defeat.
  • Victory for Henry of Trastámara and his allies.
1377 1575 Anglo-Scottish Wars Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Scotland Stalemate
1381 1382 Third Ferdinand War Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg England

PortugueseFlag1385.svg Portugal

Bandera de la Corona de Castilla.svg Castile Defeat
1383 1385 1383–85 Crisis Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg England

PortugueseFlag1385.svg Portugal

Royal Coat of Arms of the Crown of Castile (15th Century).svg Crown of Castile
Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg Kingdom of France
Aragon arms.svg Crown of Aragon
Victory

15th century

Start End Name of conflict Belligerents Outcome
England & allies England's opposition
1470 1474 Anglo-Hanseatic War  England Hanse Lübeck.svg Hanseatic League Defeat, Hanseatic victory
1496 1498 Italian War of 1494–1498
(1494–1498)
League of Venice:

 Papal States
 Republic of Venice
 Kingdom of Naples
Kingdoms of Spain
Duchy of Milan
 Holy Roman Empire
 Republic of Florence
Duchy of Mantua
 England (from 1496)

 Kingdom of France
  • Old Swiss Confederacy Swiss mercenaries
Victory
  • Forced French retreat

16th century

Start End Name of conflict Belligerents Outcome
England & allies England's opposition
1512 1514 War of the League of Cambrai  England

Flag of the Papal States (pre 1808).svg Papal States
Flag of Most Serene Republic of Venice.svg Venice
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor with haloes (1400-1806).svg Holy Roman Empire
Flag of New Spain.svg Spain
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss mercenaries

Pavillon royal de la France.png France

Coat of arms of the House of Este (1471).svg Duchy of Ferrara
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland

Defeat, French and Venetian victory
1522 1525 Italian War of 1521–26  England

Flag of the Papal States (pre 1808).svg Papal States
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor with haloes (1400-1806).svg Holy Roman Empire Flag of New Spain.svg Spain

Pavillon royal de la France.png France

Flag of Most Serene Republic of Venice.svg Venice

Victory
1528 1529 War of the League of Cognac  England

Pavillon royal de la France.png France
Flag of the Papal States (pre 1808).svg Papal States
Flag of Most Serene Republic of Venice.svg Venice
Flag of Florence.svg Florence
Flag of Milan.svg Duchy of Milan

Flag of New Spain.svg Spain

Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor with haloes (1400-1806).svg Holy Roman Empire
Flag of Genoa.svg Republic of Genoa

Defeat, Imperial-Spanish victory
1542 1546 Italian War of 1542–46  England

Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor with haloes (1400-1806).svg Holy Roman Empire
Flag of New Spain.svg Spain
Flag of Electoral Saxony.svg Saxony
Wappen Mark Brandenburg.png Brandenburg

Pavillon royal de la France.png France

Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1844).svg Ottoman Empire
Armoiries Guillaume de Clèves-less fancy.svg Jülich-Cleves-Berg

Inconclusive
1543 1550 Rough Wooing  England Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland

Pavillon royal de la France.png France

Defeat, Treaty of Norham, French-Scottish victory
1556 1559 Italian War of 1551–59
  • Anglo-French War (1557-1559)
 England

Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor with haloes (1400-1806).svg Holy Roman Empire
Flag of New Spain.svg Spain
Medici Flag of Tuscany.png Duchy of Florence
Savoie flag.svg Duchy of Savoy

Pavillon royal de la France.png France

Siena-Stemma.png Republic of Siena
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1844).svg Ottoman Empire

Defeat, Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis, Loss of Calais
1562 1563 English expedition to France (1562-1563)  England

Huguenots (Before Edict of Amboise

Pavillon royal de la France.png France
Defeat, Treaty of Troyes (1564), Elizabeth I accepts French rule over Pale of Calais in exchange for 120,000 Crowns.
1562 1598 French Wars of Religion
(1562–1598)
Protestants:
Croix huguenote.svg Huguenots
 England
Catholics:
Emblem of the Papacy SE.svg Catholic League
Spain Spain
 Duchy of Savoy
Victory
  • Uneasy truce
  • The Edict of Nantes granted the Huguenots substantial rights in certain areas
  • Paris and other defined territories were declared to be permanently Catholic
  • Failure of France's enemies to weaken France and to gain territories
1566 1648 Eighty Years' War  England

Prinsenvlag.svg Dutch Republic
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg France
Huguenots
German Protestants

Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor with haloes (1400-1806).svg Holy Roman Empire

Flag of New Spain.svg Spain

Victory
1569 1573 First Desmond Rebellion  England
 Kingdom of Ireland
allied Irish clans
St Patrick's saltire.svg FitzGeralds of Desmond
allied Irish clans
Victory
1579 1583 Second Desmond Rebellion  England
 Kingdom of Ireland
allied Irish clans
St Patrick's saltire.svg FitzGeralds of Desmond
 Spain
 Papal States
allied Irish clans
Victory
1580 1583 War of the Portuguese Succession  England

Portugal Portugal loyal to Prior of Crato
 France
 United Provinces

Spain Spain

Portugal Portugal loyal to Philip of Spain

Defeat
1585 1604 Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)  England

 United Provinces
 France
Portugal Portuguese loyal to Prior of Crato
French Huguenot forces

Spain Spain

French Catholic League
O'Neill Clan.png Irish alliance
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Order of Saint John

Stalemate
  • Status quo ante bellum
  • Treaty of London
1594 1603 Nine Years' War (Ireland)  England
 Kingdom of Ireland
O'Neill Clan.png Alliance of Irish clans

Spain Spain
Scottish Gaelic mercenaries

Victory

17th century

Start End Name of conflict Belligerents Outcome
England & allies England's opposition
1602 1661 Dutch-Portuguese War (1602–1661)  Dutch Republic
 England
(until 1640)
Johor Johor Sultanate
Kingdom of Kandy
Kingdom of Kongo
Kingdom of Ndongo
Portugal Kingdom of Portugal
 Crown of Castile
(until 1640)
Kingdom of Cochin
Potiguara Tupis
Stalemate

Treaty of Hague

1625 1630 Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630)  England

Support:

Spain Spain Status quo ante bellum
1627 1629 Anglo-French War (1627–1629)  England  France Status quo ante bellum
1640 1668 Portuguese Restoration War Portugal Kingdom of Portugal
 France
 England
Spain Crown of Spain Victory
1652 1654 First Anglo-Dutch War  Commonwealth of England  Dutch Republic Victory

Treaty of Westminster

1654 1660 Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660)  Commonwealth of England
 France (1657–59)
Spain Spain
Royal Standard of Great Britain (1603-1649).svg Royalists of the British Isles
Victory
  • Treaties of Madrid (1667 and 1670).
  • Acquisition of Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Dunkirk and Mardyck by the Commonwealth of England
1661 1665 Dano-Dutch War  England
 Denmark–Norway
 Dutch Republic Victory
  • Cape Coast conquered
1665 1667 Second Anglo-Dutch War  England
Flag of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster.svg Bishopric of Münster
 Dutch Republic
Denmark Denmark
 France
Defeat
1672 1674 Third Anglo-Dutch War  England
 France
Flag of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster.svg Bishopric of Münster
Black St George's Cross.svg Electorate of Cologne
 Dutch Republic
Denmark Denmark-Norway
inconclusive/other result

Status quo ante bellum:

1672 1678 Franco-Dutch War  England (1672–74)

 France
Münster (1672–1674)
Cologne (1672–1674)
Sweden Swedish Empire (from 1674)

 England (1678)

 Dutch Republic
 Holy Roman Empire (from 1673)
 Spain (from 1673)
Wappen Mark Brandenburg.png Brandenburg-Prussia (from 1673)
Lorraine Lorraine (from 1673)
Denmark Denmark–Norway (from 1674)

Major French territorial gains
1686 1690 Anglo-Mughal War Kingdom of England England
British East India Company flag.svg East India Company
Flag of the Mughal Empire.png Mughal Empire Defeat
  • Victory for the Mughal Empire
  • The British East India Company fined
1687 1688 Anglo-Siamese War Kingdom of England England
British East India Company flag.svg East India Company
Thailand Kingdom of Ayutthaya (Siam)
(Unauthorised piracy by English sailors under Siamese employ)
English Red Ensign 1620.svg English defectors
Inconclusive

English factory rejected from Siam, after minor naval action, along with massacre in the aftermath: the war was not pursued. In 1688, a coup forced the closure of all official European trade in Siam for 150 years except for the Dutch.

1688 1697 Nine Years' War Grand Alliance:
 Dutch Republic
 England
 Holy Roman Empire
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire
 Duchy of Savoy
Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish Empire (until 1691)
 Scotland
 France
Jacobite Standard (1745).svg Jacobites
Victory

18th century

Start End Name of conflict Belligerents Outcome
England & allies England's opposition
1700 1721 The Great Northern War
(1700–1721)
Kingdom of England England (until 1707)

Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (from 1707)

Sweden Swedish Empire
 Ottoman Empire
 United Provinces
Coat of Arms of Brunswick-Lüneburg.svg Brunswick-Lüneburg

Tsardom of Russia

Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg Cossack Hetmanate
Denmark Denmark–Norway
 Electorate of Saxony
Poland–Lithuania
 Prussia
Province of Hanover Hanover

Inconclusive for England
  • Britain did not gain or lose anything from the war and exited the war a year before it had ended due to financial trouble

Russian Allied victory:

1701 1714 War of the Spanish Succession Kingdom of England England (until 1707)
Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (from 1707)

Austrian Empire Austrian monarchy
Dutch Republic Dutch Republic
Holy Roman Empire Holy Roman Empire
Savoy Piedmont-Savoy
Kingdom of Prussia Prussia
Habsburg Spain
Kingdom of Portugal
 France
Spain Spanish monarchy
Bavaria (~1704)
Cologne
Mantua Mantua (~1708)
Victory

Civil wars and revolutions

Start End Name of conflict Belligerents Outcome
English Government Rebels
1069 1070 Harrying of the North Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg William I of England White Dragon Flag of England.png House of Wessex

Kingdom of Denmark
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Scandinavians

Internal Conflict, William was Victorious

An uprising which started 4 years after the Norman Conquest. Edgar Ætheling, the grandson of Edmund Ironside and the last notable heir to the House of Wessex, fought with the support of the King of Denmark Sweyn II, Anglo-Saxons, and Anglo-Scandinavians.

It ended in defeat for the Anglo-Saxons & Anglo-Scandinavians. William the Conqueror paid Sweyn and his Danish fleet to go home, but the remaining rebels refused to meet him in battle, and he decided to starve them out by laying waste to the northern shires using scorched earth tactics. The Norman campaign to reconquer Northern England resulted in a genocide against the people living there.

1070 1071 Ely Rebellion Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg William I of England King of Denmark Sweyn II
Hereward the Wake
Morcar
Bishop Aethelwine of Durham
Internal Conflict, William Victorius

An anti-Norman insurrection centred on the Isle of Ely. The Danish king Sweyn Estrithson sent a small army to try to establish a camp on the Isle of Ely. The Isle became a refuge for Anglo-Saxon forces under Earl Morcar, Bishop Aethelwine of Durham and Hereward the Wake in 1071. The area was taken by William the Conqueror only after a prolonged struggle.

1088 1088 Rebellion of 1088 Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg England
William Rufus
Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg Duchy of Normandy
Robert Curthose
Internal Conflict, William Rufus Victorius
1135 1154 The Anarchy Supporters of Stephen of Blois Supporters of Empress Matilda and Henry Curtmantle Civil War
  • Treaty of Wallingford
  • Henry would do homage to Stephen, in return Stephen promised Henry would become King of England upon his death
1173 1174 Revolt of 1173–74 Royal Arms of England (1154-1189).svg English royalists English rebels
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Scotland
County of Flanders
County of Boulogne
Duchy of Brittany
Internal Conflict

Treaty of Falaise

  • Scotland cedes the castles of Roxburgh, Berwick, Jedburgh, Edinburgh, and Stirling over to English soldiers
  • William is forced to recognize Henry's overlordship
1215 1217 First Barons' War Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England

Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Pro-Angevin forces

Rebel Barons

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Kingdom of Scotland

Civil War, Angevinian victory
1264 1267 Second Barons' War Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg English royalists Rebel barons Civil War, Royalist victory
1264 1267 Welsh Uprising (1282) Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg English royalists Arms of Dafydd ap Gruffydd.svg Dafydd ap Gruffydd Internal Conflict, Royalist victory
1321 1322 Despenser War Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England

Contrariants

Supported by: Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Kingdom of Scotland

Civil War, Decisive Royal victory
  • Return of the Despensers
  • Execution of rebels
  • Revocation of the Ordinances of 1311
  • Strengthening of the monarchy until 1326
1326 1326 Invasion of England (1326) Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Royal government

Edward II (POW)
Hugh Despenser the Younger Executed
Hugh Despenser the Elder Executed
Earl of Arundel Executed

Contrariants

Supported by:
County of Hainaut

Isabella of France
Roger Mortimer
Earl of Leicester
Earl of Norfolk
Earl of Kent

Civil War, Contrariants' victory

Continuation of the Despenser War. Isabella of France, and her lover, Roger Mortimers invasion led to:

1381 1381 Peasants' Revolt Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Royal government Rebel forces Internal Conflict, Royal government victorious
  • Most rebel leaders executed
  • no further attempts by Parliament to impose a poll tax or to reform England's fiscal system.
1400 1415 Glyndŵr Rising
Part of the Hundred Years' War
Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg England
Arms of Owain Glyndŵr.svg Welsh rebels
Arms of France (France Moderne).svg Kingdom of France
Internal Conflict, Total English victory
1455 1485 Wars of the Roses White Rose Badge of York.svg House of York

Supported by:
Arms of the Duke of Burgundy since 1430.svg Burgundian State
Coat of arms of the Lordship of Ireland.svg Lordship of Ireland
Arms of Jean III de Bretagne.svg Duchy of Brittany

Red Rose Badge of Lancaster.svg House of Lancaster
Tudor Rose.svg House of Tudor

Supported by:
Arms of France (France Moderne).svg Kingdom of France
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Kingdom of Scotland
Arms of the Prince of Wales (Modern).svg Principality of Wales
Arms of Jean III de Bretagne.svg Duchy of Brittany


White Rose Badge of York.svg Yorkist rebels

Civil War, Victory for the House of Lancaster and their allies
1497 1497 Cornish Rebellion of 1497  England

Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Henry VII
Coat of arms of Sir Giles Daubeny, 1st Baron Daubeny, KG.png Giles, Lord Daubeny

Cornish rebels

COA Tuchet.svg James, Baron Audley  Executed
Flamock of Boscarne Arms.jpg Thomas Flamank  Executed
Michael An Gof  Executed

Internal Conflict, English victory
1549 1549 Prayer Book Rebellion  England

England Edward VI
England Edward Seymour
England John Russell
England Anthony Kingston
England William Francis

Southwestern Catholic Rebels

Shield of Arms of the Lord Arundell of Wardour.svg Sir Humphrey Arundell  Executed
John Winslade  Executed
John Bury  Executed
Robert Welch, Vicar of St Thomas, Exeter  Executed

Internal Conflict, Edwardian victory
  • rebellion suppressed
  • execution of rebel commanders
1639 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms Royalists

Confederates

Parliamentarians

Scottish Covenanters

Civil War, Parliamentarian victory

Bishops' Wars (1639)

Second Bishops' War (1640)

Irish Rebellion of 1641

First English Civil War (1642–46)

Irish Confederate Wars (1642–48)

Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1644–47)

Second English Civil War (1648)

Cromwellian conquest of Ireland (1649)

Third English Civil War (1650–1652)

1685 1685 Monmouth Rebellion Kingdom of England Royal army of James II Rebel army of Duke of Monmouth Internal Conflict, Victory for James II
1688 1689 Glorious Revolution Kingdom of England James II William of Orange
Dutch military forces
British military forces
Internal Conflict
1689 1746 Jacobite Rebellions Kingdom of England England (until 1707)

Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (from 1707)

Jacobites Civil War, Royalist victory

in England, Scotland and Ireland

See also

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