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The term invasion of England may refer to the following planned or actual
invasions of what is now modern
England , successful or otherwise.
Pre-English settlement of parts of Britain
Post-English settlement of parts of Britain
This map by Pierre-Francois Tardieu in 1798 shows attempted invasions of England and Ireland from 1066 to 1797.
The eighth to eleventh century
invasions of the British isles by the Vikings .
Danish invasion of England, ending successfully at the
Battle of Assandun in 1016
Invasion of England by Norway under Harald Hadrada, September 1066
The 1066
Norman conquest of England under William the Conqueror
The 1136-1138 invasions of northern England by
David I of Scotland and subsequent occupation until 1157.
The 1139 invasion of England by
Matilda during
The Anarchy
The 1149 and 1153 invasions by the future
Henry II during
The Anarchy
The 1216 invasion of England by
Louis VIII of France and
Alexander II of Scotland , during the
First Barons' War .
Various invasions by the Scots from 1314-1513 during the
Wars of Scottish Independence , the
Hundred Years' War , and further
Anglo-Scottish Wars
The
1326 invasion of England by Isabella of France and Roger Mortimer, leading to Isabella's regency until the ascendancy of her son, Edward III
The
English Channel naval campaign, 1338–1339 , who sought several French raids on English coastal towns like
Portsmouth and
Hastings .
The Franco-
Castilian raids on English coastal towns from 1374 up to 1380, led by
Fernando Sánchez de Tovar and
Jean de Vienne . Portsmouth,
Folkestone ,
Winchelsea ,
Plymouth ,
Rye ,
Southampton and
Gravesend , among other ports, were plundered and burned.
The 1386 invasion by France was organised but never executed during the
Hundred Years' War
The 1470 invasion in support of the
Readeption of Henry VI
The 1471 invasion of
Edward IV leading to the final deposing of
Henry VI of England
The 1485 invasion via Wales by
Henry Tudor leading to the
Battle of Bosworth Field
The 1487 invasion from Ireland of the pretender
Lambert Simnel , who claimed to be
Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick , the rightful king
The 1495 landing with troops at
Deal by
Perkin Warbeck , who claimed to be
Richard of Shrewsbury , the rightful king
The 1513 invasion of England by the Scots under
James IV , which culminated in the
Battle of Flodden
The 1545
French invasion of the Isle of Wight during the Italian Wars
The 1588
Spanish Armada was a failed invasion of England after it was heavily defeated by storms and the English fleet.
The 1595
Spanish successful raid on Cornwall .
The 1596
2nd Spanish Armada shattered by storms off
Cape Finisterre .
The 1597
3rd Spanish Armada dispersed by storms off the Lizard; landfall by small number of Spanish troops in Cornwall and Wales.
The 1640
Scottish Covenanter invasion of England as part of the
Second Bishops' War , culminates at the
Battle of Newburn .
The 1644 Scottish Covenanter invasion (led by the
Earl of Leven ) of Northumberland as part of the
First English Civil War .
The 1648 invasion of England by a Scottish army in support of Charles I (King of Scots) against the English Parliament, launching the
Second English Civil War ; defeated at
Preston .
The 1667 Dutch
Raid on the Medway and
Felixstowe Landguard during the
Second Anglo-Dutch War .
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The 1685 landing in England by the Duke of Monmouth and his supporters during the
Monmouth Rebellion
The 1688 landing in England by
William III of Orange , known in historiography as the
Glorious Revolution .
The 1690 attack by the French on
Teignmouth , Devon.[
citation needed ]
Following the Acts of Union 1707
Fiction
There have been numerous portrayals of an invasion of Britain in fiction (especially by
Nazi Germany ) including:
Films
Books
See also
References