Border Fury : England and Scotland at War, 1296-1568

by Sadler, John

• ISBN13: 9780582772939
• ISBN10: 0582772931
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

For three hundred years England and Scotland fought a bitter series of wars for territorial enlargement. & lt;br/ & gt;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. & lt;br/ & gt;The book 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. & lt;br/ & gt;This is a unique overview of the long history of the Anglo-Scottish Border Wars and gives a valuable insight into why the legacy of these battles lives with us today in the current climate of Anglo-Scottish relations and the devolution debate.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Timeline	x
Flowers of the Forest	1	(22)
Sinews of War	23	(29)
Under the Hammer	52	(44)
The Lion Triumphant	96	(35)
The Longest Stick	131	(26)
`Nothing but their naked bodies'	157	(26)
The Disinherited	183	(31)
Neville's Cross	214	(29)
Landscape of War	243	(25)
Chevy Chase	268	(19)
`At Holmedon Met'	287	(26)
Sausages without Mustard	313	(23)
War in the North	336	(25)
Hedgeley Moor and Hexham	361	(19)
`This Sunne of York'	380	(26)
Flodden Field	406	(36)
The Road to Solway Moss	442	(30)
The Rough Wooing	472	(28)
The Two Queens	500	(23)
Last Years of the Frontier	523	(28)
The Steel Bonnets	551	(37)
Glossary	588	(4)
Bibliography	592	(5)
Index	597