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.
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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 title details how this land influenced the Borderer's way of life in times of war.
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Introduction /Chronology /Life on the Border Marches /Crime and retribution /Appearance and equipment /On campaign /Belief and belonging /Experience of battle /After the battle /The legacy of the Border Reiver /Bibliography /Index
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A guide to the life of the Border Reivers, the group of hardened raiders who lived along the England-Scotland border in the sixteenth century.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781849081931
Publisert
2011-03-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
214 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
7 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
64

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Om bidragsyterne

Keith Durham lives in Northumberland and is the author of Men-at-Arms 279: The Border Reivers and Fortress 70: Strongholds of the Border Reivers. He is also a skilled and respected sculptor of historical miniatures and has produced master figures for a number of companies including Poste Militaire. Gerry Embleton has been a leading illustrator and researcher of historical costume since the 1970s, and has illustrated and written Osprey titles on a wide range of subjects over more than 20 years. He is an internationally respected authority on 15th and 18th century costumes in particular. He lives in Switzerland, where since 1988 he has also become well known for designing and creating life-size historical figures for museums. His son SAM EMBLETON is also an illustrator and this is their seventh joint project for Osprey.