Flodden

Home > ... > Places > Britain, Ireland, France, and the Low Countries > British and Irish Political Geography > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side A Dictionary of British Place-Names The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Flodden

Flodden field, Northumberland, N England, just across the border from Coldstream, Scotland. It was the scene of the battle of Flodden Field (1513), in which the English under Thomas Howard, 2d duke of Norfolk, defeated the Scots under James IV, who was killed.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1E1-Flodden" title="Facts and information about Flodden">Flodden</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Flodden." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 17 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Flodden." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (December 17, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Flodden.html

"Flodden." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Flodden.html

Learn more about citation styles

Flodden

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 2003, originally published by Oxford University Press 2003. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Flodden Northum. Floddoun 1517. Possibly ‘hill with stones’. OE flōh + dūn.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O40-Flodden" title="Facts and information about Flodden">Flodden</a>

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

A. D. MILLS. "Flodden." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 17 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

A. D. MILLS. "Flodden." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (December 17, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Flodden.html

A. D. MILLS. "Flodden." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. 2003. Retrieved December 17, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Flodden.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries and thesauruses

Rate these entries|See all related entries

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	A peaceful Flodden tribute. Newspaper article from: Selkirk Weekend Advertiser (Selkirk, Scotland); 3/21/2008
	Flodden group to be launched. Newspaper article from: Selkirk Weekend Advertiser (Selkirk, Scotland); 3/7/2008
	How should Flodden 500 generation live up to the legacy of the Jean genie? Newspaper article from: Selkirk Weekend Advertiser (Selkirk, Scotland); 3/7/2008

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	Over 260 riders take part in famous Flodden ride-out. Newspaper article from: Berwickshire Advertiser (Berwick upon Tweed, England); 8/11/2004; 700+ words ; FLODDEN Day is the highlight of Coldstream Civic...Richard Dickson who led over 260 horses to Flodden last Thursday. The day started with the...was also asked to cut a sod of turf at Flodden field and bring it back to Coldstream to...
	Coldstreamer makes annual pilgrimage to Flodden. Newspaper article from: Berwickshire Advertiser (Berwick upon Tweed, England); 8/17/2006; 700+ words ; ...as they made the annual pilgrimage to Flodden Field, the scene of one of the most devastating...Home colours on the burgh standard to Flodden and return them unsullied and untarnished...nations have been honoured during the Flodden Service held on Branxton Hill, and during...
	Over 300 riders support Coldstream on pilgrimage to Flodden. Newspaper article from: Berwickshire Advertiser (Berwick upon Tweed, England); 8/14/2006; 700+ words ; ...as they made the annual pilgrimage to Flodden Field, the scene of one of the most devastating...Home colours on the burgh standard to Flodden and return them unsullied and untarnished...nations have been honoured during the Flodden Service held on Branxton Hill, and during...
	Scottish nobles who fell at Flodden get lasting memorial. Newspaper article from: Berwickshire Advertiser (Berwick upon Tweed, England); 2/9/2006; 700+ words ; ...the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Flodden looms, the event's importance in historical...of Scots nobles from the battle site at Flodden field and brought them back to Coldstream...Scotland to the Scots nobles who fell at Flodden. Plans and drawings of the proposed monument...
	Record number of 314 horses on Flodden rideout. Newspaper article from: Berwickshire Advertiser (Berwick upon Tweed, England); 8/10/2005; 700+ words ; ...RECORD 314 horses made up the cavalcade to Flodden on Thursday, led by proud 2005 Coldstreamer...the cavalcade assembled in Coldstream to Flodden Field, the site of the battle, to commemorate...soil and then on to Branxton Hill and Flodden where the 1513 battle between England...
	Heartfelt plea in Flodden oration. Newspaper article from: Berwickshire Advertiser (Berwick upon Tweed, England); 8/16/2007; 700+ words ; ...riders heading for Branxton Hill for the Flodden memorial service. And despite fears that...down and 219 turned out to follow him to Flodden. The day started with the Earl of Home charging Coldstreamer Andrew Tait with his Flodden duties, then it was onto the horses and...
	New Flodden monument unveiled. Newspaper article from: Berwickshire Advertiser (Berwick upon Tweed, England); 9/14/2006; 573 words ; FLODDEN 1513 Club held a ceremony on the Tweed Green, Coldstream, on Saturday, to officially open the new Flodden Monument on the anniversary of the Battle of Flodden. The monument commemorates the role of the nuns of Coldstream...
	A peaceful Flodden tribute. Newspaper article from: Selkirk Weekend Advertiser (Selkirk, Scotland); 3/21/2008; 668 words ; ...mark the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Flodden include founding a peace garden. Selkirk's Flodden 500 Association called a public meeting...celebrations on the Saturday nearest the Flodden anniversary as well as events on the day...
	Flodden group to be launched. Newspaper article from: Selkirk Weekend Advertiser (Selkirk, Scotland); 3/7/2008; 700+ words ; ...the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Flodden will be officially launched on Tuesday...a committee has been formed. But the Flodden 500 Association has made it clear they...marked. Until the Coldstream-based Flodden Club erected a monument at the site of...
	How should Flodden 500 generation live up to the legacy of the Jean genie? Newspaper article from: Selkirk Weekend Advertiser (Selkirk, Scotland); 3/7/2008; 700+ words ; ...more ancient and distant catastrophe of Flodden. The talk of war made the atmosphere...said, if she could write a ballad about Flodden. They drove on home in more cheerful...Forest, specifically. These two are Flodden's greatest legacy, and another is Sir...