Warfare in medieval England

type of ranged weapon

A fyrd was a type of early Anglo-Saxon army that was mobilised from freemen or paid men to defend their Shire's lords estate, or from selected representatives to join a royal expedition. Service in the fyrd was usually of short duration and participants were expected to provide their own arms and provisions.

thumb|350px|A map of burhs named in the 10th-century Burghal Hidage. A burh () or burg was an Anglo-Saxon fortification or fortified settlement. In the 9th century, raids and invasions by Vikings prompted Alfred the Great to develop a network of burhs and roads to use against such attackers. Some were new constructions; others were situated at the site of Iron Age hillforts or Roman forts and employed materials from the original fortifications. As at Lundenburh (medieval London), many were also situated on rivers: this facilitated internal lines of supply while aiming to restrict access to the

English annexation of Wales, 1277 to 1283

conflict between the dynasties of the Capetians and Plantagenets

period in the Middle Ages where Charles VII of France and Henry VI of England disputed the succession to the throne of France

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15th century conflict

civil war between Edward II of England and his barons

1266 siege during the Second Barons' War

military campaign of 1326