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| 1069 | William I the Conqueror |  |
| Dec Nottingham Establishes an HQ in Nottingham before recapturing York |
| 1138 | Stephen | |
| Gloucester supports his half sister Matilda |
| Gloucester's vassals fortify their castles in rebellion to the King |
| 1189 | Richard I the Lionheart | |
| 12th Dec London Embarks on the 3rd Crusade, heads for France & does not return for 4 years |
| 1190 | Richard I the Lionheart | |
| Sicily Richard I & Philip II reach Sicily where they settle for the Winter |
| July Combines forces with Philippe II of France & sets off for the Holy Land |
| 1250 | Henry III | |
| Takes up the cross & joins the Crusades |
| 1263 | Montfort, Simon de | |
| London Comes out of retirement in France to become the leader of the 2nd Baron's revolt |
| 1265 | Clare | |
| Joins forces with Prince Edward in repelling de Montfort |
| 1265 | Clare, Gilbert de | |
| Joins forces with Prince Edward in repelling de Montfort |
| June Ludlow Edward I joins forces with Gilbert the Red, his 2nd in command |
| 1265 | Edward I | |
| June Ludlow Edward I joins forces with Gilbert the Red, his 2nd in command |
| 1265 | Montfort, Simon de | |
| Axholme Retreats from Kenilworth castle to join barons in the isle of Axholme, lower Trent |
| 31st July Kenilworth Stays near Kenilworth Castle on his way to support his father near Worcester |
| 1268 | Edward I | |
| Takes the cross of the forthcoming crusade |
| 1270 | Edward I | |
| Joins Louis IX the King of France on the 4th Crusade |
| 1455 | Henry VI | |
| 18th May The King summons his Army |
| 21st May Watford Stays overnight 8 miles from St Albans on his way to a Council of War at Leicester |
| 1455 | Richard | |
| With the help of the Neville's raises an Army in the North |
| 1459 | Margaret | |
| Coventry Gathers forces in order to march on the Duke of York's castle at Ludlow |
| 1460 | Neville Kingmaker, Richard | |
| July St Albans Joins up with 400 Lancastrian archers |
| 1461 | Beaufort, Henry | |
| Jan York Queen Margaret & Somers et march southwards from York |
| 1461 | Edward IV | |
| 12th Mar Heads up to the nth at the head of a Yorkist force |
| 28th Mar Pontefract Leads Yorkists out of Pontefract to engage Lancastrians |
| 1461 | Margaret | |
| Jan York Queen Margaret & Somers et march southwards from York |
| 1461 | Neville Kingmaker, Richard | |
| 7th Mar London Despatched by Edward to raise forces from the western Midlands |
| 1483 | Richard III | |
| 20th April York Departs from York with a force of 600 to meet Earl Rivers at Northampton |
| 1485 | Henry VII | |
| Aug Lichfield Gathers his forces at Lichfield & threatens to cut Richard III off from London |
| 17th Aug Tamworth Marches from Lichfield to Tamworth where he is joined by John Savage |
| 17th Aug Tamworth Stays overnight at the Three Tuns |
| 20th Aug Atherstone Henry VII joins up with Lord Stanley & his brother William Stanley |
| 21st Aug White Moors Stays overnight at White Moors on the River Tweed prior to the battle of Bosworth |
| 1485 | Richard III | |
| Nottingham Spring, stays at Nottingham Castle & forms an HQ |
| Southampton Viscount Lovel & the fleet gather to safegaurd the Channel |
| 16th Aug Nottingham Musters his Army at Nottingham Market Place |
| 17th Aug Leicester Greeted by the people of Leicester, rests overnight at the Blue Boar |
| 18th Aug Elmesthorpe Arrives at Elmesthorpe, 9 miles from Leicester |
| 1485 | Savage, John | |
| 17th Aug Lichfield Joins force with Henry Tudor, Henry VII |
| 1485 | Stanley, William | |
| 20th Aug Atherstone Henry VII joins up with Lord Stanley & his brother William Stanley |
| 1513 | Hainslie, John | |
| Aug Norham Castle Ordered to hold Norham Castle at all costs if attacked by the Scots |
| 1521 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| London Orders the preparation of 6,000 archers for war |
| 1642 | Charles I | |
| York Sets up a Royal Court, Charles wishes to launch a campaign from the nth & enter London |
| June Issues a Commission of Array to Lord Lieutenants throughout the Kingdom, call to arms |
| 22nd Aug Nottingham Arrives at Nottingham on the way to London, prior to the battle of Edgehill |
| 12th Oct Edgecote Arrives at Edgecote on the way to London, prior to the battle of Edgehill |
| 12th Oct Shrewsbury Arrives at Shrewsbury on the way to London, prior to the battle of Edgehill |
| 12th Oct Shrewsbury Plans to set up an HQ to recruit the Welsh & Irish |
| 1642 | Cromwell | |
| 9th Sep Northampton Joins forces with Essex |
| 1642 | Devereux, Robert | |
| Northampton Concentrates his forces in Northampton & raises an army of 20,000 |
| 1642 | Digby | |
| 14th Jan Kingston Attends a Royalist recruiting muster at Kings ton-upon-Thames |
| 1642 | Holles, Denzil | |
| 1st Feb London Sent by the Commons to gain the support of the Lords to control the militia |
| 1642 | Rich | |
| Sep Hull Ordered by Parliament to secure the seaport of Hull |
| Sep Tower of London Ordered by Parliament to secure the Tower of London |
| 1642 | Skippon | |
| 10th Aug London Joined by the leading Members of Parliament |
| 10th Aug London Reviews the City of London Regiments in Finsbury Fields |
| 13th Nov Turnham Green Raises a force of 24,000 London Trained Bands to face the King |
| 1643 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 10th Aug London Parliament issues instructions for the impressment of 22,000 in London & the east |
| 1644 | Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 20th April Tadcaster The Covenanters & Parliament join forces at Tadcaster |
| 1644 | Goring, Thomas | |
| 8th May Oxford Charles I's Cavalry Leader accompanies his King on his way from Oxford |
| 30th May Bolton Joins forces with Prince Rupert |
| 1644 | Montagu | |
| Basingstoke Joins up with Waller & Essex & forms a force of 18,000 outnumbering the King's by 2:1 |
| 27th Sep Haresfield Fills the gap left by William Waller who is supporting Essex in Cornwall |
| 1645 | Charles I | |
| 11th May Droitwiitch Reaches Droitwich & leaves it 14th May |
| 7th June Daventry Charles reaches Daventry where he learns that Oxford is no longer under siege |
| 13th June Belvoit Charles avoids battle by marching from Borough Hill to Belvoit Castle |
| 1645 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 19th May Kenilworth Advances to Kenilworth but orderred to retreat by the Parliamentary Committee |
| 19th May Nuneham Joins forces with Fairfax at Nuneham near Oxford |
| 22nd May Oxford Obeys Parliament & joins up with Fairfax in Oxford |
| 31st May Cambridge Arrives in Cambridge to gather 3,000 horse & reinforce the Eastern Association |
| 11th June Bedford Intent on joining up with Fairfax to expel Charles I from the Midlands |
| 12th June Cromwell joins forces with Fairfax & Parliament has an Army of more than 13,000 men |
| 1645 | Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 30th April Windsor Marches out from Windsor prior to the Battle of Naseby |
| 7th May Blandford Reaches Blandford & detaches 6 regiments for the relief of Taunton |
| 19th May Nuneham Arrives at Nuneham near Oxford & is joined by Cromwell |
| 7th June Newport Pagnell Fairfax arrives at Newport Pagnell where is joined by Vermuyden & his 2,500 horse |
| 12th June Cromwell joins forces with Fairfax & Parliament has an Army of more than 13,000 men |
| 12th June Kislinbury Fairfax arrives 12 miles from where Charles is at Daventry to the latter's surprise |
| 1645 | Ireton, Henry | |
| 13th June Naseby Leads a cavalry at the Battle of Naseby against the Royalists |
| 1647 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| Triptow Heath Flees Parliament & joins an Army with 100 members of the House of Commons |
| 1650 | Monck, George | |
| 2nd Sep London Advises Crowmell of a way of attacking the Scots |
| 1651 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 24th Aug London Joins forces with Lambert & Harris on at Warwick |
| 27th Aug Evesham Arrives 15 miles sth west of Worcester at the head of an army of 28,000 |
| 1651 | Fleetwood, Charles | |
| 27th Aug Evesham Joins forces with Cromwell, 15 miles sth west of Worcester, a combined force of 28,000 |
| 1651 | Harrison, Thomas | |
| 13th Aug Warrington Lambert & Harris on join sth of Preston before the Scots join the Cheshire militia |
| 1651 | Lambert, John | |
| 13th Aug Warrington Lambert & Harris on join sth of Preston before the Scots join the Cheshire militia |
| 1655 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 9th Aug London Orders Major-Generals be appointed to control local militias |
| 1704 | Churchill, John | |
| 12th Aug Bavaria Marlborough & Eugene join forces with a combined force of 56,000 |
