This question has clearly set the thread on fire, so as not to clog up the thread with everyone’s constant back and forth , I’ll give this to BB as he is pretty much there. Statant means the heraldic animal is standing on all four feet (or paws/hooves/talons whatever). Statant guardant means it is also facing the observer, rather than to either side. Over to you, BB.
Well they are kings of the jungle... Keeping with the army theme - which battle is described as the 'first modern battle on British soil' and when did it take place?
Depends on the definition 'modern' - if you take this as being after the middle ages then something from the English Civil War - Naseby ?
I’m going for the invasion of the Channel Islands, because that was (I’m guessing) the first combined air, sea, and land assault on British soil.
As well as being labelled the first of a kind, it was once also labelled the last of another kind - albeit incorrectly as that honour went to a battle around 200 years later.
It has - and goes a long way towards providing evidence that Gaelic was once spoken across Scotland. No - that was about five Edwards too early.
Was it the battle of Flodden Field ? The first real use of artillery on British soil. James the fourth of Scotland was also the last king to lose his life on a battlefield in Britain.
That's it - or, to be more precise, the battle of Pinkie Cleugh. Fought in 1547 between Scottish and English armies near Musselbrough, just a few miles outside of Edinburgh, it was deemed to be the first ‘modern’ battle on British soil as it featured combined arms, cooperation between infantry, artillery and cavalry as well as a naval bombardment in support of land forces. I won't mention who won... Back to you.
Thanks, BB. Oh dear. This is why I often avoid this thread, much as I enjoy it. The last question is a good example - I’d never heard of that and it was interesting to learn. I’ve never given up enjoying learning. However, despite enjoying that question, I’ve to supply the next and, having a few busy days coming up, I don’t have time to regularly check your answers. That’s the reason I avoid the thread. So I’m going to give a question to which we all know the answer. Whoever gets it right first, please feel free to set the next question without response from me. Sorry for being so lame. At least the answer to the question was a true Hornet hero. Who captained Watford in the 1984 FA Cup Final?
