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

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

7 myths about the battle of Culloden busted

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Second World War

Stalingrad: the crushing of the Reich

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10 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Spanish Armada

A detail from the Bayeux tapestry depicting the conquest of England by the Normans. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images)

9 medieval battles more significant than Agincourt

Henry V. (© Lebrecht Music and Arts Photo Library / Alamy)

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

Illustration shows James IV ceding his crown following defeat at the battle of Flodden. (Picture by Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo)

Your 60-second guide to the battle of Flodden

Richard III's Yorkist troops fight Lancastrians in the battle of Bosworth, during the Wars of the Roses, 22 August 1485. King Richard was killed by Henry of Richmond, who became Henry VII. Engraving after Philip James de Loutherbourg. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

10 things you need to know about the battle of Bosworth

The Battle of Agincourt, fought on Saint Crispin's Day in northern France during the Hundred Years' War between England and France, 25th October 1415. Drawn and engraved by J. Smith. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Library Agincourt: what really happened

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The Library Treachery at Bosworth: what really brought down Richard III

c1400, 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

A church service above the HMS Queen Elizabeth in 1915

First World War

The myths of the battle of Gallipoli

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Second World War

The Library D-Day: the successes and failures in focus

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