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15139 September 1513 · Branxton, Northumberland

Battle of Flodden

Granite cross on the hill at Branxton overlooking the farmland of the Flodden battlefield
Photo: Chris Morgan. CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

James IV of Scotland invaded England in support of his French ally and met an English army under the Earl of Surrey at Branxton in Northumberland. English billmen cut down the Scottish pike columns as they came downhill on wet ground. James, the last monarch in Britain to die in battle, was killed with many of his nobles and clergy, leaving Scotland to an infant king.

Sites

  1. Site 1: Flodden battlefield and memorial cross, BranxtonGranite cross of 1910 on Piper's Hill and a waymarked battlefield trail.Map ↗
  2. Site 2: Etal CastleBorder tower taken by James IV before the battle, with an exhibition.Map ↗

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