Reading like a novel, Peter Reese recreates the drama and calamity of of one of the most famous battles in history fought just south of the River Tweed on 9 September 1513.
The defeat of the Scottish at Flodden by the English under the hand of the Earl of Surrey changed forever the fate of a country, but with superior numbers and arms what went wrong?
Thoroughly researched, accessible and realistic, a must for any history buff.
A Piece of Passion from the publisher...
‘There is no more poignant, nor more important battle than Flodden. Before it Scotland was a proud country emerging as a distinct and flourishing nation within Europe, afterwards it was weak, exposed and leaderless. With defeat the inevitability of Scotland’s Reformation and union with England is hard to deny.
Peter Reese vividly recreates the drama and calamity of the battle, drawing together the political, military and historical background to the conflict but in a readable and accessible style which belie the complexity and importance of the battle and its aftermath.’ – Andrew Simmons, Managing Editor, Birlinn
In the breadth of bitter-sweet Scottish history there is no more poignant, not more important, battle than Flodden. Before Scotland's disastrous defeat at the hands of the English under the Earl of Surrey, a proud country under its dynamic Stewart king, James IV, was emerging as a distinct and flourishing nation within Europe. With defeat the inevitability of Scotland's Reformation and union with England is hard to deny.
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In the breadth of bitter-sweet Scottish history there is no more poignant, not more important, battle than Flodden. Before Scotland's disastrous defeat at the hands of the English under the Earl of Surrey, a proud country under its dynamic Stewart king, James IV, was emerging as a distinct and flourishing nation within Europe.
Flodden A Scottish Tragedy features in the following genres: Biographies & Autobiographies, History, Non-Fiction Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, History and Archaeology, Recommendations
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Flodden A Scottish Tragedy was written by Peter Reese and published by Birlinn Ltd an imprint of Birlinn General
