The monument on the battlefield at Grid reference SE360977

The Battle of the Standard took place on 22 August 1138 near Northallerton in Yorkshire. English levies of Yorkshire and the north Midlands, who arrayed themselves round a chariot carrying the consecrated banners of St Peter of York, St John of Beverley, St Wilfrid of Ripon and St Cuthbert of Durham, defeated the Scottish army under King David I. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 346 KB) The monument to the Battle of the Standard, 1138. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 346 KB) The monument to the Battle of the Standard, 1138. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... Events Robert Warelwast becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... Map sources for Northallerton at grid reference SE3794 Northallerton is the county town of North Yorkshire, England. ... The White Yorkshire rose. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... The White Yorkshire rose. ... Saint John of Beverley (d. ... Wilfrid (c. ... Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (c. ... King David I (or Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim; also known as Saint David I or David I the Saint) (1084 – May 24, 1153), was King of Scotland from 1124 until his death, and the youngest son of Malcolm Canmore and of Saint Margaret (sister of Edgar Ætheling). ...

It was quite unusual as it was the only battle in which the Scots attacked from the south.

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