You and whose army?

Bayeux Tapestry; photo by Gabriel Seah via Wikimedia Commons

How much do you remember about Britain’s battlefields and the kings who won – and lost – their crowns? For me, the names of the battles and the stories attached to them inspire an ongoing curiosity; I think this is true of many people, if the recent excavation of Richard III’s remains is anything to go by.

I don’t expect you to know all the answers here (I certainly wouldn’t!) but I hope you have fun trying! Don’t forget your hauberk.

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Jo Woolf

I live by the sea in Argyll, Scotland, and I write about the landscape, its wildlife and wonderful history. I'm also Writer in Residence at the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.

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Viking Lady Aine

February 23, 2013 at 11:16 pm Reply

Good quiz!! 80% would have been 90 but I changed from Camlann to Badon…… enjoyed that 🙂
- Jo Woolf
  
  February 24, 2013 at 6:55 am
  
  Oh dear! Well done, anyway!
  - Viking Lady Aine
    
    February 24, 2013 at 10:44 am
    
    haha such is life!!! 😀
Susan Abernethy

February 23, 2013 at 11:26 pm Reply

I should have put the Black Prince’s Ruby!! Arggggh….
- Jo Woolf
  
  February 24, 2013 at 6:57 am
  
  Well, I’m glad the other options sounded convincing! 🙂 Sounds like you did well, though!
tearoomdelights

February 24, 2013 at 8:53 am Reply

I only knew 3 of the answers and got one more right by chance, so 40%, which is my usual kind of score. I’m happy with that. 🙂
- Jo Woolf
  
  February 24, 2013 at 4:14 pm
  
  That isn’t bad at all! I would have struggled with many of them. I’m surprised the King Arthur one is catching people out (no one has got it right yet!)