The Steel Bonnets The Story Of The Anglo Scottish Border Reivers
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The Steel Bonnets
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Author : George MacDonald Fraser
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2012-06-28
The Steel Bonnets written by George MacDonald Fraser and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-28 with History categories.
From the author of the famous ‘Flashman Papers’ and the ‘Private McAuslan’ stories.
The Steel Bonnets The Story Of The Anglo Scottish Border Reivers
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Author : George MacDonald Fraser
language : en
Publisher: London : Barrie and Jenkins
Release Date : 1971
The Steel Bonnets The Story Of The Anglo Scottish Border Reivers written by George MacDonald Fraser and has been published by London : Barrie and Jenkins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Border reivers categories.
Summary Of George Macdonald Fraser S The Steel Bonnets
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Author : Everest Media,
language : en
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Release Date : 2022-05-13T22:59:00Z
Summary Of George Macdonald Fraser S The Steel Bonnets written by Everest Media, and has been published by Everest Media LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-13T22:59:00Z with History categories.
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The Wall is a monument to the Roman emperor Aulus Platorius Nepos, who conceived it, and the three legions who dug the complex of ditches and mounds, and raised the parapet and intervening fortresses. It was a dividing line between civilization and barbarism, between safety and danger, between the tamed and the wild, and between the settled country and the outland which was not worth fighting over. #2 The Wall was a permanent reminder of division, but it also had a lasting effect on those who lived either side of it. The regions and the people might have different names from those they bear today, but the Wall stayed, a permanent reminder of division. #3 The Romans came, and with them, the deluge. The frontiers of middle Britain moved as forgotten kingdoms were made and unmade. The English kings loosened the hold of the searover people, and what may be seen as the prototype of an English-Scottish struggle took place in the tenth century when Athelstan of England fought a great and successful battle against a combined force of Scots, Norsemen, and Britons. #4 The last three words of Malcolm’s submission to William the Conqueror in 1072 were peace and stability. The period of tranquillity between England and Scotland began when Henry I married Malcolm Canmore’s daughter in 1107.
The Reivers
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Author : Alistair Moffat
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2011-07-01
The Reivers written by Alistair Moffat and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-01 with History categories.
From the early fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth, the Anglo-Scottish borderlands witnessed one of the most intense periods of warfare and disorder ever seen in modern Europe. As a consequence of near-constant conflict between England and Scotland, Borderers suffered at the hands of marauding armies, who ravaged the land, destroying crops, slaughtering cattle, burning settlements and killing indiscriminately. Forced by extreme circumstances, many Borderers took to reiving to ensure the survival of their families and communities, and for the best part of 300 years, countless raiding parties made their way over the border. The story of the Reivers is one of survival, stealth, treachery, ingenuity and deceit, expertly brought to life in Alistair Moffat's acclaimed book.
Border Reiver 1513 1603
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Author : Keith Durham
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-04-20
Border Reiver 1513 1603 written by Keith Durham and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-20 with History categories.
Stretching from the North Sea to the Solway Firth, the Border region has a sharply diverse landscape and was a battleground for over 300 years as the English and Scottish monarchs encouraged their subjects to conduct raids across their respective borders. This Warrior title will detail how this narrow strip of land influenced the Borderer's way of life in times of war. Covering every aspect of militant life, from the choice of weapons and armour to the building of fortified houses, this book gives the readers a chance to understand what it must have been like to live life in a late-medieval war zone.
The Candlemass Road
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Author : George MacDonald Fraser
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2013-12-12
The Candlemass Road written by George MacDonald Fraser and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-12 with Fiction categories.
This is a beautiful, moving tale from the bestselling author of the "Flashman Papers".
The Border Reivers
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Author : Keith Durham
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 2000-04-25
The Border Reivers written by Keith Durham and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-04-25 with History categories.
From the 13th century until early in the 17th century, the Border Marches of England and Scotland were torn by a vicious and almost continuous cycle of raid, reprisal and blood feud. The Border Reiver was a professional cattle thief, a guerilla soldier skilled at raiding, tracking and ambush, and a well organized "gangster." Including eight superb full page color plates by Angus McBride, as well as numerous other illustrations, this text by Keith Durham explores the colorful history of these remarkable people.
Border Fury
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Author : John Sadler
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-26
Border Fury written by John Sadler and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-26 with History categories.
Border Fury provides a fascinating account of the period of Anglo-Scottish Border conflict from the Edwardian invasions of 1296 until the Union of the Crowns under James VI of Scotland, James I of England in 1603. It looks at developments in the art of war during the period, the key transition from medieval to renaissance warfare, the development of tactics, arms, armour and military logistics during the period. All the key personalities involved are profiled and the typology of each battle site is examined in detail with the author providing several new interpretations that differ radically from those that have previously been understood.
The Borders
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Author : Alistair Moffat
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2011-08-12
The Borders written by Alistair Moffat and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-12 with History categories.
In this acclaimed book, Alistair Moffat tells the story of a part of Scotland that has played a huge role in the nation's history and moved poets, painters and writers as well as ordinary people for hundreds of years. The hunter-gatherers who first penetrated the virgin interior, the Celtic warlords, the Romans, the Northumbrians and the Reivers, who dominated the Anglo-Scottish borderlands for over 300 years, have all had their part to play in the constantly evolving life of the area. It is the people of a place that make its history and Alistair Moffat's book is a testament to those who have made the Borders their home, and who have created the traditions, myths and romance that define it so strongly.
The Debatable Land
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Author : Graham Robb
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2018-02-08
The Debatable Land written by Graham Robb and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-08 with History categories.
‘A book worth reading’ Andrew Marr, Sunday Times The Debatable Land was an independent territory which used to exist between Scotland and England. At the height of its notoriety, it was the bloodiest region in Great Britain, fought over by Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and James V. After the Union of the Crowns, most of its population was slaughtered or deported and it became the last part of the country to be brought under the control of the state. Today, its history has been forgotten or ignored. When Graham Robb moved to a lonely house on the very edge of England, he discovered that the river which almost surrounded his new home had once marked the Debatable Land’s southern boundary. Under the powerful spell of curiosity, Robb began a journey – on foot, by bicycle and into the past – that would uncover lost towns and roads, reveal the truth about this maligned patch of land and result in more than one discovery of major historical significance. Rich in detail and epic in scope, The Debatable Land takes us from a time when neither England nor Scotland could be imagined to the present day, when contemporary nationalism and political turmoil threaten to unsettle the cross-border community once more. Writing with his customary charm, wit and literary grace, Graham Robb proves the Debatable Land to be a crucial, missing piece in the puzzle of British history. Includes a 16-page colour plate section.