List of wars involving England

This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of England before the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain by the Acts of Union 1707. For dates after 1707, see List of wars involving the United Kingdom. For Scotland, see list of wars involving Scotland

<nowiki>*</nowiki><small>e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive, inconclusive</small>

Pre-unification

10th and 11th centuries

12th century

13th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

Civil wars and revolutions

Wars England did not partake in but supported

See also

• List of English civil wars
• List of wars in Great Britain
• Military history of England
• List of wars involving England and France
• List of wars involving England and Spain
• List of wars involving the United Kingdom

Notes

Footnotes

Sources

Further reading

• Barnett, Correlli. Britain and her army, 1509-1970: a military, political and social survey (1970).
• Carlton, Charles. This Seat of Mars: War and the British Isles, 1485-1746 (Yale UP; 2011) 332 pages; studies the impact of near unceasing war from the individual to the national levels.
• Chandler, David G., and Ian Frederick William Beckett, eds. The Oxford history of the British army (Oxford UP, 2003).
• Cole, D. H and E. C Priestley. An outline of British military history, 1660-1936 (1936). online
• Higham, John, ed. A Guide to the Sources of British Military History (1971) 654 pages excerpt; Highly detailed bibliography and discussion up to 1970.
• Sheppard, Eric William. A short history of the British army (1950). online

Historiography

• Messenger, Charles, ed. Reader's Guide to Military History (2001) pp 55–74; annotated guide to most important books.