The 1066 battle of Stamford Bridge between Viking warlord Harald Hardrada and King Harold of England was said to be so violent that a giant mountain of bones remained a half century later.

The victory of Emperor Constantine during a civil war allowed for some of the most dramatic events in Roman history. The emperor’s tale of divine intervention at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge ...

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King Harold led his army, most of whom were on foot, across 185 miles in just four days. The English army marched day and night with such speed that Hardrada’s army only knew of King Harold’s ...

Between June 6 and June 9, 1944, some of the most brutal fighting of D-Day took place at La Fière Bridge, where the 82nd Airborne Division held off repeated German counterattacks to secure the ...

Scotland's History Wars of Independence The Battle of Stirling Bridge The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...