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The outflanking tactic of the English army forced the Scottish army to move from their strong position on Flodden Ridge. They moved to a new position at Branxton where the English army had chosen to position themselves.
View from where the Scottish army was positioned at Branxton:
The view from the English position can be seen on [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on Oct 28th 2009
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Whilst the Scottish army was taking up a very strong position on Flodden Edge, the English army was also on the march.
The English army originally mustered at Newcastle, but this location was found to be unsuitable so they moved to Bolton. From there they started their march towards the Flodden battlefield. The English commanders realised [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Oct 27th 2009
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Following their departure from Etal the next port of call for the Scottish army was Ford Castle where the army stayed encamped for 5 days before departing for Flodden Ridge. On James’ departure he torched the castle.
These days the castle mainly operates as a residential field study outdoor centre for young people and is not [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Oct 26th 2009
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After destroying Norham Castle the Scottish Army moved on to Etal castle which fell easily and was therefore left intact.
The castle was built in the early fourteenth century by Robert Manners, in a strategic position by a ford over the River Till. As a border stronghold, Etal was vulnerable to attack from Scottish raiders, and [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Oct 22nd 2009
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The Scottish Army crossed the border into England at Coldstream, where they razed Wark Castle before moving onto Norham. They laid siege to Norham Castle for 6 days before destroying it and moving on.
A castle was first built at Norham in the twelfth century by a Bishop of Durham. The huge bulk of this building [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 21st 2009
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This is the first of what is intended to be a series of posts highlighting the places that were significant to the Battle of Flodden.
Before leaving on their journey to the borders, the Scottish Army assembled just outside Edinburgh.
Quite by fluke I found myself having an in-car picnic near the town of Duns where the [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Oct 20th 2009
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The photographs in yesterday’s blog post were taken at Flodden Field, which over the years has witnessed many battles between the English and the Scots. One of the most famous battles was the Battle of Braxton Moor which is more commonly known as the Battle of Flodden Field. It is hard to believe that such [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 8th 2009
