Context and Background for the Warrior Women Ballads
This compilation of conflicts and wars that England was involved in during the 17th and 18th centuries is meant to allow users a general understanding not only of the conflicts that are alluded to in the ballads, but also to understand the mindset of the ballads’ intended audience. Life during these centuries revolved around uncertainty, the subjugation of foreigners for the purposes of imperialization, and a rise in the need for soldiers and sailors to fight these increasingly violent and disparate conflicts. The following tables and information are a selective and condensed version of the Wikipedia site “List of Wars Involving England” that contains a full list of the wars and conflicts that England has been involved in. This compilation is divided into two sections: the 17th Century and the 18th Century (the centuries of the Warrior Women Ballads). Each section of this resource has a link to the respective century on the Wikipedia site “List of Wars Involving England” from whi