On This Day in History
August 22
1138 — Battle of the Standard
English forces defeated the army of King David I of Scotland near Northallerton at the Battle of the Standard.
View event →1485 — Battle of Bosworth Field
Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field, where Henry Tudor's victory brought him to the English throne as Henry VII and began the Tudor dynasty.
View event →1642 — The English Civil War Begins
King Charles I raised his royal standard at Nottingham, traditionally marking the beginning of the English Civil War between Royalists and Parliamentarians.
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