TO COMMEMORATE THAT GREAT AND DECISIVE BATTLE FOUGHT IN THIS FIELD .
ON THE DAY OF XIV DAY OF JUNE MDCXLV,
COMMANDED BY HIS MAJESTY
KING CHARLES THE FIRST,
AND THE PARLIAMENT FORCES
HE ADED BY THE GENERALS’ FAIRFAX AND CROMWELL.
WHICH TERMINATED FATALLY
FOR THE ROYAL CAUSE, LED TO THE THR ONE,
THE ALTAR, AND THE CONSTITUTION,
AND FOR YEARS PLUNGED THIS NATION
INTO [...]
Archive for the tag 'Battle'
Filed under Cambridge 2017, Heritage, Holidays
The Battle of Naseby
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 12th 2017
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Flodden Field
It is my turn at Vision & Verb and today I am talking about the The Battle of Flodden and my recent visit to the site where that tragic event took place. My visit coincided with the 500th anniversary of the battle.
2 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2013
Filed under Crookham 2011, Holidays
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
There is no safety this side of the grave.
Robert A. Heinlein
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 2011
Filed under Books, Crookham 2009, Heritage
Flodden: A Scottish Tragedy by Peter Reese
Synopsys (from book cover):
In the breadth of bitter-sweet Scottish history there is not more poignant, nor more important, battle than Flodden. Before Flodden a proud country under its dynamic Stewart king James IV was emerging as a distinct and flourishing nation within Europe. With defeat the inevitability of Scotland’s reformation and union with England is [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 16th 2010
Filed under Crookham 2009, Heritage, Holidays
The Flodden Memorial
In 1910 the Flodden Monument was erected on Piper’s Hill to remember the fallen of both sides. The memorial cross is positioned approximately where the English formed their battle lines. A plaque on the north side of the monument states:
FLODDEN
1513
TO THE BRAVE OF BOTH NATIONS
ERECTED 1910
Ceremonies take place each year to commemorate the fallen:
Since 1951 [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Nov 5th 2009
Filed under Crookham 2009, Holidays
Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 8
After the battle, the bodies of both armies were taken to briefly rest at the nearby church of St Paul’s at Branxton. The church was rebuilt in 1849, so very little of the original building remains.
***Index to my posts on Flodden.***
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 31st 2009
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Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 7
A brief Guide to the Battle
Guest post by Armchair General
The Scots launched their first attack against the English when troops under the command of Home and Huntley attacked the relatively weak English right which was commanded by Edmund Howard. The English were heavily pressed by this attack and held their line only when cavalry under [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Oct 29th 2009
