British military history

British military history is a long and varied topic, extending from the prehistoric and ancient historic period, through the Roman invasions of Julius Cæsar and Claudius and subsequent Roman occupation; warfare in the Mediaeval period, including the invasions of the Saxons and the Vikings in the Early Middle Ages, the Norman Conquest, and wars against France; through the Early Modern period, wars against Spain and France, and the English Civil War, and the beginnings of the colonial British Empire in India, the USA and Canada; and into the Modern period with the wars of Marlborough and against Napoleon, the Crimean War and into the 20th century with the Boer War, World War I and World War II, the Cold War the Korean War; and, most recently, Northern Ireland, the Falklands War and military operations in the Balkans and the Middle East.

List of British military institutions

• Royal Navy
• Royal Scottish Navy (until 1707)
• British Army
• New Model Army (1645)
• Territorial Army (1907)
• Kitchener's Army (1914)
• Auxiliary Units (1940s)
• Home Guard (1940s)
• Royal Air Force
• Royal Ordnance Factory
• National Service (1949 - 1960)
• Joint Services School for Linguists