Today it is 500 hundred years since the tragic battle of Flodden took place. King James IV of Scotland had come south of the border and was killed in the clash to become the last monarch from the British Isles to die in battle.
A moments silence is in order…
This photo depicts the monument that was erected on Piper’s Hill to remember the fallen of both sides. The memorial cross is positioned approximately where the English formed their battle lines. A plaque on the north side of the monument states:
FLODDEN
1513
TO THE BRAVE OF BOTH NATIONS
ERECTED 1910
More information about the battle can be found in my Flodden index.
With that heading, you had me worried for a moment.
Thinking about the tragic battle is a cause for concern. The fact that lessons have not been learned is an even greater cause for concern.