CONTENTS:
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Timeline
1 Flowers of the Forest
2 Sinews of War
3 Under the Hammer
4 The Lion Triumphant
5 The Longest Stick
6 'Nothing but their naked bodies'
7 The Disinherited
8 Neville's Cross
9 Landscape of War
10 Chevy Chase
11 'At Holmedon Met'
12 Sausages without Mustard
13 War in the North
14 Hedgeley Moor and Hexham
15 'The Sunne of York'
16 Flodden Field
17 The Road to Solway Moss
18 The Rough Wooing
19 The Two Queens
20 Last Years of the Frontier
21 The Steel Bonnets
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
A history of three long and bloody centuries of warfare between England and Scotland. Border Fury reveals how medieval English Kings sought to dominate their northern neighbour, and why they failed.
John Sadler has spent a lifetime studying the military aspects of the Anglo-Scottish Border conflicts. He possesses an extensive knowledge of the geography and typology of the Anglo-Scottish Border region and has made detailed field studies of all the battles which are described in the book. His previous published works include Battlefor Northumbria(1998), Scottish Battles (1997) and War in the North 1461-1464 (2000).
A fascinating history ... in which the author transports readers back to the events of the day, giving a feel of what it was like to participate in combat then.' The Scots Magazine Written for a popular audience, the narrative is always lively and entertaining.' The Journal of Military History
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