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"English Civil Wars" redirects here. For the 1642–1652 series of conflicts, see
English Civil War .
This article provides a list of internal military conflicts throughout the
history of England .
Second Barons' War in England, the Royals (
Henry III ) on the left vs. the Barons (
Montfort ) on the right. (
British Library , Royal 16 G VI f. 427v)
This is a list of
civil wars that have occurred in the
history of England .
The Anarchy (1135–1154) – a civil war in England and Normandy between 1135 and 1154 surrounding a succession crisis towards the end of the reign of
Henry I , fought between the supporters of the claim of
King Stephen and that of
Empress Matilda (also known as Empress Maud or Maude). The eventual outcome was the accession of the Angevins in the person of
Henry II .
First Barons' War (1215–1217) – a civil war in the Kingdom of England in which a group of rebellious barons, led by
Robert Fitzwalter and supported by a French army under the future
Louis VIII of France , made war on King
John of England .
Second Barons' War (1264–1267) – a civil war between the forces of a number of barons led by
Simon de Montfort against Royalist forces led by Prince Edward (later
Edward I of England ), in the name of
Henry III .
Despenser War (1321–1322, 1326) – A baronial revolt in England and Wales against
Edward II instigated by
Marcher Lords in opposition to court favourite
Hugh Despenser .
Wars of the Roses (1455–1487) – a series of dynastic civil wars for the throne of England fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal
House of Plantagenet : the
House of York and the
House of Lancaster .
The
English Civil War (1642–1652) – a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("
Roundheads ") and Royalists ("
Cavaliers ") in the
Kingdom of England over, principally, the manner of its government.
Jacobite Rebellions –A Civil war in England, Scotland, and Ireland fought over many years to restore the
House of Stuart to the British throne. The conflict started after
James II and VII was deposed and exiled in the
Glorious Revolution of 1688 .
The boy-king
Richard II meets the
Peasants' Revolt rebels on 14 June 1381, in a miniature from
a 1470s copy of
Jean Froissart 's
Chronicles .
Harrying of the North (1069–1070) – An uprising which started 4 years after the
Norman Conquest .
Edgar Ætheling , the grandson of
Edmund Ironside and the last notable heir to the
House of Wessex , fought against the Normans with the support of the
King of Denmark
Sweyn II ,
Anglo-Saxons , and
Anglo-Scandinavians . It ended in defeat for the Anglo-Saxons & Anglo-Scandinavians.
William the Conqueror paid Sweyn and his Danish fleet to go home, but the remaining rebels refused to meet him in battle, and he decided to starve them out by laying waste to the northern shires using scorched earth tactics. The Norman campaign to reconquer
Northern England resulted in a
genocide towards the people living there.
Ely Rebellion (1070-1071) – An anti-Norman insurrection centred on the
Isle of Ely . The
Danish king
Sweyn Estrithson sent a small army to try to establish a camp on the Isle of Ely. The Isle became a refuge for Anglo-Saxon forces under Earl
Morcar ,
Bishop Aethelwine of Durham and
Hereward the Wake in 1071.
[1] The area was taken by
William the Conqueror only after a prolonged struggle.
[2]
Rebellion of 1088 – a war in England and Normandy concerning the division of lands in the Kingdom of England and the
Duchy of Normandy between
William Rufus and
Robert Curthose two of the sons of
William the Conqueror .
Revolt of 1173–1174 – a
Kingdom of France -aided rebellion against the royalists of the
Angevin Empire .
Welsh Uprising (1282) – in England and Wales
Peasants' Revolt (1381) – in England
Jack Cade's Rebellion (1450) – in England
Cornish Rebellion of 1497 – in England
Monmouth Rebellion (1685) – in England, The Monmouth Rebellion, also known as The Revolt of the West or The West Country rebellion, was an attempt to overthrow
James II , who had become King of England, Scotland and Ireland upon the death of his elder brother
Charles II on 6 February 1685.
Glorious Revolution (1688–1689) –
James II replaced as king by his daughter
Mary II and her husband
William III