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Border Reiver 1513–1603

Keith Durham
Border Reiver 1513 1603 Book PDF

Author : Keith Durham
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849081948

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Border Reiver 1513–1603 by Keith Durham Pdf

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.

Border Reiver 1513–1603

Keith Durham
Border Reiver 1513 1603 Book PDF

Author : Keith Durham
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780966434

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Border Reiver 1513–1603 by Keith Durham Pdf

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 Border Reivers

Keith Durham
The Border Reivers Book PDF

Author : Keith Durham
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2000-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1841761265

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The Border Reivers by Keith Durham Pdf

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

John Sadler
Border Fury Book PDF

Author : John Sadler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317865278

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Border Fury by John Sadler Pdf

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.

Strongholds of the Border Reivers

Keith Durham
Strongholds of the Border Reivers Book PDF

Author : Keith Durham
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472864581

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Strongholds of the Border Reivers by Keith Durham Pdf

A detailed examination of the Border fortresses involved in raids, or 'reives', on both sides of the Anglo-Scottish border in the 13th - 17th centuries. In the year 1296, Edward I of England launched a series of vicious raids across the Anglo-Scottish Border in his attempt to annexe Scotland. The Scots retaliated and the two countries were plunged into 300 years of war in which the Borderland became the frontline and raiding, or 'reiving,' encouraged by both sides, became a way of life. Keith Durham examines the Border fortresses, ranging from small, well-defended castles to imposing tower houses, or 'peles,' and a variety of fortified farmhouses known as 'bastles.' He also investigates the many churches that were strengthened against attack and in times of trouble served as sanctuaries for their congregations. Packed with full-colour photographs and detailed cut-away artwork, this is an ideal historical commentary for any tourist visiting the sites that are dotted across the whole of the Border region.

When Scotland Was Jewish

Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman,Donald N. Yates
When Scotland Was Jewish Book PDF

Author : Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman,Donald N. Yates
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0786455225

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When Scotland Was Jewish by Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman,Donald N. Yates Pdf

The popular image of Scotland is dominated by widely recognized elements of Celtic culture. But a significant non–Celtic influence on Scotland’s history has been largely ignored for centuries? This book argues that much of Scotland’s history and culture from 1100 forward is Jewish. The authors provide evidence that many of the national heroes, villains, rulers, nobles, traders, merchants, bishops, guild members, burgesses, and ministers of Scotland were of Jewish descent, their ancestors originating in France and Spain. Much of the traditional historical account of Scotland, it is proposed, rests on fundamental interpretive errors, perpetuated in order to affirm Scotland’s identity as a Celtic, Christian society. A more accurate and profound understanding of Scottish history has thus been buried. The authors’ wide-ranging research includes examination of census records, archaeological artifacts, castle carvings, cemetery inscriptions, religious seals, coinage, burgess and guild member rolls, noble genealogies, family crests, portraiture, and geographic place names.

Knights

Rosie Serdiville,John Sadler
Knights Book PDF

Author : Rosie Serdiville,John Sadler
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-15
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508186519

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Knights by Rosie Serdiville,John Sadler Pdf

The notion of a chivalrous knight has been the subject of much romanticizing and myth-making. That said, warriors on horseback were key players in the warfare and political fabric of Europe in the Middle Ages. This informative volume highlights key events in the world on the knight, such as the Battle of Agincourt and the Fourth Crusade. A timeline clarifies how and when figures and events fit into the historical record, sidebars supply interesting facts or define key terms, and profiles introduce interesting figures, such as Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, Sir Henry Percy, and Joan of Arc. Maps, illustrated manuscript details, sculpture, and more illustrate this lively tome.

Tudor Knight

Christopher Gravett
Tudor Knight Book PDF

Author : Christopher Gravett
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1841769703

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Tudor Knight by Christopher Gravett Pdf

Osprey's study of the knight during the Tudor period (1485-1603). The Tudor knight was the first line of defence employed by monarchs from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I, the last of a long tradition of knighthood dating back to the 11th century. Knighthood during the Tudor era saw reforms in recruitment, appearance, and most radically in training and equipment. This book details those changes, profiling the knight's appearance and dress, life on campaign, and experience of battle in France, Scotland and Ireland. It also explores the concept of chivalry, as sensationally enacted by Henry VIII and Francis I of France at the celebrated Field of Cloth of Gold near Calais, in 1520.

True for the Cause of Liberty

Oscar E. Gilbert,Catherine R. Gilbert
True for the Cause of Liberty Book PDF

Author : Oscar E. Gilbert,Catherine R. Gilbert
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612003283

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True for the Cause of Liberty by Oscar E. Gilbert,Catherine R. Gilbert Pdf

“Persuasively tells the savage partisan war in the Carolina backcountry . . . [during] the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution” (Military Review). Following their defeat at Saratoga in New York in 1777, the British decided to implement a southern strategy against the American insurgents, a plan to “roll up” the rebellious colonies from Georgia through the Carolinas to Virginia. Untrained Patriot militiamen—occasionally stiffened by contingents of the Continental Line—were pitted against Britain’s Cherokee and Creek allies, and Loyalist militia and British regulars led by Gen. Cornwallis and his two ablest subordinates, Patrick Ferguson and the ruthless Banastre “Bloody Ban” Tarleton. In October 1780, the Loyalist militia was virtually destroyed at King’s Mountain. Other defeats at Blackstock’s Farm and Cowpens, and a pyrrhic victory at Guilford Courthouse, gutted the British southern army and drove Cornwallis north to encirclement and surrender at Yorktown. This study uses battlefield terrain analysis and the words of the officers and common soldiers, from pension records and little-known interviews, to bring to life the crucial role of one militia regiment—the Second Spartans of South Carolina—that fought in virtually every action of the vicious backcountry war that decided the fate of America. Or, as one private in the Second Spartans said, expressing admiration for his colonel: “a few Brave Men stood true for the cause of liberty.” “A serious book for those with a serious interest in the southern campaigns of the Revolutionary War . . . Many thanks to the Gilberts for shedding new light on the role of the Second Spartan Regiment.” —War in History

The Armstrongs

Derek James Stewart
The Armstrongs Book PDF

Author : Derek James Stewart
Publisher : American Academic Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781631818301

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The Armstrongs by Derek James Stewart Pdf

The Armstrongs were the number one “Riding” family on the Anglo/Scots Border during the 16th century. They were the most destructive of the Border reivers... and can arguably be called Britain’s worst ever family. The book follows two narratives... The first delves into the history of the Armstrongs; origins, where they lived, their society and how they survived across a violent frontier... The second narrative is a gazetteer of family biographies – A who’s who of raiders and marauders based on court cases and criminal trials. Tales of ransom, murder, arson, blackmail and theft are explored, drawing out the family’s story during this unique period.

The Reivers

Alistair Moffat
The Reivers Book PDF

Author : Alistair Moffat
Publisher : Birlinn
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857901156

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The Reivers by Alistair Moffat Pdf

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.

Wha daur Meddle wi Me

Derek James Stewart
Wha daur Meddle wi Me Book PDF

Author : Derek James Stewart
Publisher : American Academic Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781631819100

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Wha daur Meddle wi Me by Derek James Stewart Pdf

The Elliots were one of the main “Reiving” families on the Anglo/Scots Border. A family born into fire and steel – who caused centuries of fear and destruction as they ruled the roost from horseback with lance and sword. The book follows two narratives… The first delves into the history of the Elliots; where they lived, origins, exploits and how they survived across this harsh community. The second promotes a fascinating gazetteer of family biographies across the Border Line. Using accounts drawn from first hand sources, escapades of theft, blackmail, murder and destruction are documented. Who indeed would meddle with them?

The Hot Trod

John Sadler
The Hot Trod Book PDF

Author : John Sadler
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781398105430

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The Hot Trod by John Sadler Pdf

'Here are two peoples almost identical in blood – the same language and religion; and yet a few years of quarrelsome isolation have so separated their thoughts and ways that not unions nor mutual dangers, not steamers nor railways, seem able to obliterate the broad distinction.' Robert Louis Stephenson

The History Behind Game of Thrones

David C. Weinczok
The History Behind Game of Thrones Book PDF

Author : David C. Weinczok
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781526749017

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The History Behind Game of Thrones by David C. Weinczok Pdf

The true history behind the hit HBO fantasy show and George R. R. Martin’s bestselling Fire and Ice series. A wall in the distant north cuts the world in two. Ruthless sea-born warriors raid the coasts from their war galleys. A young nobleman and his kin are slaughtered under a banner of truce within a mighty castle. A warrior king becomes a legend when he smites his foe with one swing of his axe during a nation-forging battle. Yet this isn’t Westeros—it’s Scotland. Game of Thrones is history re-imagined as fantasy. The History Behind Game of Thrones turns the tables, using George R. R. Martin’s extraordinary fictional universe as a way to understand the driving forces and defining moments from Scotland’s story. Why were castles so important? Was there a limit to the powers a medieval king could use—or abuse? What was the reality of being under siege? Was there really anything that can compare to the destructive force of dragons? By joining forces, Westeros and Scotland hold the answers. Writer and presenter David C. Weinczok draws on a vast array of characters, events, places, and themes from Scottish history that echo Game of Thrones at every dramatic turn. Visit the castle where the real Red Wedding transpired, encounter the fearsome historical tribes beyond Rome’s great wall, learn how a blood-red heart became the most feared sigil in Scotland, and much more. By journey’s end, the cogs in the wheels of Martin’s world and Scottish history will be laid bare, as well as the stories of those who tried to shape—and sometimes even break—them.

Cromwell's Convicts

John Sadler,Rosie Serdiville
Cromwell s Convicts Book PDF

Author : John Sadler,Rosie Serdiville
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526738219

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Cromwell's Convicts by John Sadler,Rosie Serdiville Pdf

Cromwell's Convicts not only describes the Battle of Dunbar but concentrates on the grim fate of the soldiers taken prisoner after the battle. On 3 September 1650 Oliver Cromwell won a decisive victory over the Scottish Covenanters at the Battle of Dunbar – a victory that is often regarded as his finest hour – but the aftermath, the forced march of 5,000 prisoners from the battlefield to Durham, was one of the cruellest episodes in his career. The march took them seven days, without food and with little water, no medical care, the property of a ruthless regime determined to eradicate any possibility of further threat. Those who survived long enough to reach Durham found no refuge, only pestilence and despair. Exhausted, starving and dreadfully weakened, perhaps as many as 1,700 died from typhus and dysentery. Those who survived were condemned to hard labour and enforced exile in conditions of virtual slavery in a harsh new world across the Atlantic. Cromwell's Convicts describes their ordeal in detail and, by using archaeological evidence, brings the story right up to date. John Sadler and Rosie Serdiville describe the battle at Dunbar, but their main focus is on the lethal week-long march of the captives that followed. They make extensive use of archive material, retrace the route taken by the prisoners and describe the recent archaeological excavations in Durham which have identified some of the victims and given us a graphic reminder of their fate.