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Battlefield Leeds
Battlefield Leeds
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Battlefield Leeds
Battlefield Leeds
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Battlefield Leeds
Battlefield Leeds
Battlefield Leeds
Battlefield Leeds
Battlefield Leeds
Battlefield Leeds
Battlefield Leeds
Battlefield Leeds
Battlefield Leeds
Battlefield Leeds
Battlefield Leeds
Battlefield Leeds
Phone:
+44 7552 626888

Address:
Castle Gate, Leeds LS26 8HE, England

Battlefields are the final resting place for thousands of unknown soldiers, both nobles and commoners, whose lives were sacrificed in making of the history of their country. These historic assets are an intrinsic part of a nation’s identity and consciousness. They inspire strong emotions and live on in stories, poetry and music. However, the history relating to them is often hard to unravel, as there is often little to see above ground and the historical record is usually written by the victors. The UK has many historic battlefield sites, some of which have legal protection through heritage protection legislation whilst others are protected through landscape legislation . More recently, some archaeologists prefer the term site of conflict to battlefield, because of the difficulty in defining the geographical extent of a site.In England, the Register of Historic Battlefields lists the sites of 43 of the most important military battles on English soil. It is maintained by English Heritage.Historic Scotland is responsible for the Inventory of Historic Battlefields. There are currently 17 battlefields on the Inventory. In Wales, the Welsh Ministers proposed in March 2011 that Cadw also compiles a non-statutory register of historic battlefields. The consultation period ends on 10 June 2011. There is currently no battlefield register or statutory protection for such sites in Northern Ireland.
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