Join us for our journey to look at Four Battles that shaped our country

Most people have heard of Hastings. But there are a number of other battles that are equally deserving of our attention. What is sometimes forgotten is that not only did they often shape Britain, but they also often left lasting legacies whose events and key characters deserve re-appraisal. The battle of Neville’s Cross in 1346 was a more significant moment in British and European history than its low historical profile would suggest. How did it for instance affect the Hundred Years’ War & Anglo-Scots relations?

On the 22nd of August 1513, Henry VIII’s brother-in-law, James IV of Scotland, crossed the Tweed with the largest army ever to invade England. But why was Scotland’s beloved ‘Renaissance King’, James IV, not taken captive and what are the other controversies of the ‘Battle of Flodden Field?’

Just outside Nottingham Castle in 1642, King Charles I of England raised the Royal Standard, signifying the start of the English Civil war. What happened at the first battle of this conflict, Edgehill?

In 1745, Charles Edward Stuart – AKA The Young Pretender – came close to taking the throne during the most successful Jacobite rebellion to date. But why did he lose the last major battle on British soil, Culloden?

Join Dr Barnard to see how these conflicts determined the course of history…