Battles Week

The battle of Towton during the War of the Roses, 1461. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

12 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Wars of the Roses

Australian troops head for Gallipoli in 1915

First World War

The myths of the battle of Gallipoli

The battle of Culloden. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

7 myths about the battle of Culloden busted

The Chateau d'Hougoutmont, Belgium, was the scene of one of the most important battles in British and European history – the battle of Waterloo. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bravery at Waterloo: the button seller and the drummer boy

Battle Of Agincourt

Agincourt: what really happened

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9 medieval battles more significant than Agincourt

Circa 1400, English troops use siege towers to capture a French town during the Hundred Years' War between England and France. Original Artwork: An illumination from Froissart's Chronicles. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

7 facts about the Hundred Years’ War

'Battle of Agincourt', 25 October 1415. Hand-coloured later. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

17 unmissable battles podcasts

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10 things you (probably) didn’t know about Henry V and the battle of Agincourt

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Your 60-second guide to the battle of Flodden

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Waterloo: what was the battle like for Wellington’s Redcoats?

Napoleon Bonaparte at the end of the battle of Waterloo, 18th June 1815. Napoleon (1769-1821) French soldier and emperor, fleeing from the battlefield of Waterloo after his defeat by the British under Wellington and the Prussians commanded by Blucher. Waterloo marked the end of the French First Empire. Napoleon was exiled to St Helena, where he died in 1821. A print from Le Patriote Illustre. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

What is the significance of Waterloo?

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7 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Napoleonic Wars

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The battle of Waterloo: Peter and Dan Snow answer 10 key questions