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== History and Background == | == History and Background == | ||
{{Wikipedia|Military history of England}} | {{Wikipedia|Military history of England}} England has been regularly involved in military action. Examples of these are: | ||
England has been regularly involved in military action. Examples of these are: | |||
''' | '''1284''': The Norman invasion of Wales from 1067–1283 (formalized with the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284) put Wales under England's control. Wales came under English law with the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542.<br> | ||
'''1455–148''''''1'''''':''' Wars of the Roses. These ongoing wars involved mostly knights pledged to lords or vassals. Few commoners were involved, and few records were kept. | |||
'''1642–1651:''' Civil War and Cromwellian period. Disputes over the form of government and religion led to civil war. Only very brief military records of officers still exist. | '''1642–1651:''' Civil War and Cromwellian period. Disputes over the form of government and religion led to civil war. Only very brief military records of officers still exist. | ||
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'''1707:''' The unification of the [[England|Kingdom of England]] and the [[Scotland|Kingdom of Scotland]] into the [[Great Britain|Kingdom of Great Britain]] bring about the new British Army incorporating Regiments that had already existed in England and Scotland | '''1707:''' The unification of the [[England|Kingdom of England]] and the [[Scotland|Kingdom of Scotland]] into the [[Great Britain|Kingdom of Great Britain]] bring about the new British Army incorporating Regiments that had already existed in England and Scotland | ||
{{further|British Military Records}} | {{further|British Military Records}} | ||
== Records == | == Records == | ||