The Battle of Boroughbridge was a small but important battle in the conflicts between Edward II of England and his rebellious barons. The battle took place near at important bridge across the Ure called Boroughbridge, northwest of York. Edward II, (25 April 1284 – October, 1327), of Caernarvon, was king of England from 1307 until deposed in January, 1327. ... York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ...

Early in 1322, King Edward took forces north in England to subdue his cousin Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. Thomas was pushed further north, where he may have been hoping to join up with forces from Scotland. However on March 16, he found his way across the river Ure barred by forces of Sir Andrew Harclay. Sir Andrew used the infantry tactics which were later to prove so effective against the French at Crecy, and the rebels were defeated. Thomas, Earl of Lancaster (1280 - March 22, 1322) was one of the leaders of the barons opposed to Edward II of England. ... Sir Andrew Harclay or Hartley (anglicized from Andreas de Harcla), Earl of Carlisle (d. ... The Battle of Cr cy took place on August 26, 1346, near Cr cy-en-Ponthieu, in the Somme d partement of northern France and was one of the defining combats of arms of the Hundred Years War. ...

Of the rebel leaders, Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, was killed, and the rest captured. The prisoners were later convicted of treason and executed. Humphrey de Bohun was the name of a number of men in medieval England, all members of a prominent noble family. ...