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but in 1322 Edward freed himself from the control of the barons when he defeated and executed Thomas of Lancaster

30th October 1985

The Arab Hall

Scottish painter

Two figures on a tomb in St Helen

The Battle of Malplaquet tan but in 1322 Edward freedThe Battle of Malplaquet, 11 September 1709, (1910). Malplaquet was the last great battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. The British, Austrians and Dutch commanded by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French under Villars and Boufflers, but at the cost of such severe casualties that they were unable to pursue their planned march on Paris.