The Flodden Memorial.
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Archive for the tag 'Flodden Field'
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PhotoHunt – Sillhouette(s)
24 Comments CherryPie on Feb 18th 2011
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those who have much. It is whether we provide enough to those who have little.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 7th 2010
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Flodden: A Scottish Tragedy by Peter Reese
Synopsys (from book cover):
In the breadth of bitter-sweet Scottish history there is not more poignant, nor more important, battle than Flodden. Before Flodden 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 [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 16th 2010
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Flodden Field – The Index
Flodden Field – Brief description plus an excerpt from Marmion by Sir Walter Scott
Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 1 – Duns Forest.
Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 2 – Norham Castle.
Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 3 – Etal Castle.
Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 4 – Ford Castle.
Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 28th 2009
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My Header Images
I have been asked on a couple of occasions what the image is that shows in my blog header. The image is randomly selected so I am never sure which one people have seen. At the moment there are nine images from my holiday in Northumberland, starting from the top left this is [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 20th 2009
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The Flodden Memorial
In 1910 the Flodden Monument 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
Ceremonies take place each year to commemorate the fallen:
Since 1951 [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Nov 5th 2009
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Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 8
After the battle, the bodies of both armies were taken to briefly rest at the nearby church of St Paul’s at Branxton. The church was rebuilt in 1849, so very little of the original building remains.
***Index to my posts on Flodden.***
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 31st 2009
