Tag Archives: Wales
The Battle of Agincourt in the Hundred Years War – a summary
On the 25th October 1415, the English king Henry V celebrated a major victory in the Hundred Years War when he defeated the numerically superior French army at the Battle of Agincourt.
The Battle of Bosworth: one of the last major battles of the Wars of the Roses
On the 22nd August 1485, King Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth and the forces of Henry Tudor brought the Plantagenet dynasty to an end.
The Battle of Fishguard: overview of the last invasion of Britain in 1797
On 22nd February 1797 the last invasion of Britain by a hostile foreign force began when French troops under the command of the Irish-American Colonel William Tate landed near the Welsh town of Fishguard.
