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Stories of the Scottish Border

Author : William Platt

Publisher : Good Press

Page : 213 pages

File Size : 16,28 MB

Release : 2021-04-26

Category : History

ISBN :

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Border Fury

Author : John Sadler

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 608 pages

File Size : 25,33 MB

Release : 2013-11-26

Category : History

ISBN : 1317865278

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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

Author : Alistair Moffat

Publisher : Birlinn

Page : 686 pages

File Size : 31,38 MB

Release : 2011-08-12

Category : History

ISBN : 0857901141

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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 Steel Bonnets

Author : George MacDonald Fraser

Publisher : HarperCollins UK

Page : 349 pages

File Size : 33,82 MB

Release : 2012-06-28

Category : History

ISBN : 0007474288

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From the author of the famous ‘Flashman Papers’ and the ‘Private McAuslan’ stories.



Borders Witch Hunt

Author : Mary W. Craig

Publisher : Luath Press Ltd

Page : 239 pages

File Size : 44,6 MB

Release : 2020-11-06

Category : History

ISBN : 1910022268

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The years between 1600 and 1700 were a period of war, famine, plague and religious upheaval in Scotland.A time when ordinary women, and men, of the Scottish Borders who fell under the suspicion of the Kirk would face interrogation and torture.A time when fear of Auld Nick turned the world upside down and the cry of witch would almost always lead to the rope and the flame.Mary Craig explores this tremulous period of Scottish history and examines the causes and effects of the 17th century witchcraft trials and executions in the Scottish Borders.



The Reivers

Author : Alistair Moffat

Publisher : Birlinn

Page : 413 pages

File Size : 40,50 MB

Release : 2011-07-01

Category : History

ISBN : 085790115X

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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 Lass

Author : Amanda Scott

Publisher : Hachette+ORM

Page : 244 pages

File Size : 46,93 MB

Release : 2008-06-16

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 044654275X

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A woman locked in her past and the fierce knight determined to set her free . . . Amanda Scott returns readers to the fourteenth century Scottish Borders, when men battled sword against sword and the hills echoed with the thunder of a thousand hooves. Unfit for marriage? Young, fair, yet mistrustful of men, Amalie Murray harbors a secret--one that could keep her single for life. At the coronation of the King of Scots, she overhears the plotting of a terrifying act...and virtually falls into the arms of Sir Garth Napier. Moved by her plight, Garth knows she now desperately needs protection--especially from her own stubbornness. Their unexpected passion and desire make Garth coax the truth out of Amalie, and make him more determined than ever to keep her safe. For though Amalie may be an "inappropriate bride," she's a woman he would gladly die for.