SEVEN FIELDS / FIVE CENTURIES
Historic battlefields
Understand the ground before you commit your army. Explore the history, read voices from the period, and weigh the advantages and difficulties of every historic field in Levy & Lance.
Choose a battlefield
Hastings 1066
A defended ridge, a close infantry line and the problem of attacking uphill: explore the field where William defeated Harold.
Stirling Bridge 1297
A narrow crossing turned numbers into a liability. Read how the Forth divided the English army and how to manage the bridge in play.
Bannockburn 1314
Woodland, burns and confined approaches favoured cohesive infantry. Explore the evidence and the limits of a cavalry advance.
Grunwald 1410
An open field rewards manoeuvre, but pursuit can pull an army apart. Explore the Polish–Lithuanian victory and the opportunities for mounted troops.
Agincourt 1415
Mud, wooded flanks and a restricted frontage shaped Henry V’s victory. Learn why the field rewards a controlled, supported advance.
Towton 1461
An exposed plateau and dangerous routes towards Cock Beck shaped a brutal battle. Explore the terrain, the evidence and the demands of fighting in snow.
Bosworth 1485
Wet ground, open fields and an uncertain reserve shaped the fall of Richard III. Compare the archaeological battlefield with the game’s traditional landscape.