The acceptable words need expanding - battle was not accepted for the first category and cat was not accepted for the second category. It would also be more presentable if the clues were all capitalised. There is a good mix of categories and red herrings.

did you mean manx?

The U.K. were not involved in the Battle of Hastings or the War of the Roses. The U.K. as a political entity only came into being in 1707.