Monument to The Battle of the Standard (1138)
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Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 25 Jul 2019
"The battle of Northallerton, better known as the Battle of the Standard, was the first major engagement between English and Scots since the Norman Conquest. It was one of just two major battles during the Civil War of Stephen and Matilda. In most cases in the 12th century the weaker side would avoid pitched battle and concentrate on small scale action and the control of territory through garrisons and their reduction by siege. But at Northallerton, for reasons that are not clear, King David forced a battle and the English met that challenge." (from UK Battlefields Resource Centre)