
The Steel Bonnets: The Story Of The Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers
"A remarkably successful book on a fascinating subject, well organized and well written." —Time's Literary SupplementFrom the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries, outlaws reigned supreme on the contentious frontier between England and Scotland. Feud and terror, raid and reprisal were the ordinary stuff of life—and a way of survival. Power was held by the notorious border reivers (the “steel bonn...
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing; Reprint edition (May 19, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1632204568
ISBN-13: 978-1632204561
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1.5 x 8.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 1004501
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“If I were a student researching the history of Scotland, and especially Scottish/English relations, I would read this book. A wealth of information and an enjoyable read. Fraser was a great writer and a meticulous researcher....”
ts,” named for their flashy helmets), clan-loyal raiders, freebooters, plunderers, and rustlers who robbed and murdered in the name of family: the famous clans—like Elliot, Armstrong, Charlton, and Robson—romanticized by Sir Walter Scott. They were the last opponents to the Acts of Union of 1707, and fought fiercely and fancifully to the end.In The Steel Bonnets, George MacDonald Fraser, author of the bestselling Flashman novels and himself a borderer, takes us back through three centuries of conflict, telling the fascinating and bloody story of the reivers. He relates their rise to power as ferocious soldiers on horseback, their important roles in the battles at Flodden and Solway Moss, and their surprisingly sudden fall from grace. The Steel Bonnets is a superb work of serious history and scholarship that is as irresistibly compelling as any novel.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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