ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 1|22 pages

Flowers of the Forest

chapter 2|29 pages

Sinews of War

chapter 3|44 pages

Under the Hammer

chapter 4|35 pages

The Lion Triumphant

chapter 5|26 pages

The Longest Stick

chapter 6|26 pages

‘Nothing but their naked bodies'

chapter 7|31 pages

The Disinherited

chapter 8|29 pages

Neville's Cross

chapter 9|25 pages

Landscape of War

chapter 10|19 pages

Chevy Chase

chapter 11|26 pages

‘At Holmedon met'

chapter 12|23 pages

Sausages without Mustard

chapter 13|25 pages

War in the North

chapter 14|19 pages

Hedgeley Moor and Hexham

chapter 15|26 pages

‘This Sunne of York'

chapter 16|36 pages

Flodden Field

chapter 17|30 pages

The Road to Solway Moss

chapter 18|28 pages

The Rough Wooing

chapter 19|23 pages

The Two Queens

chapter 20|28 pages

Last Years of the Frontier

chapter 21|37 pages

The Steel Bonnets