Archive for the tag 'The Battle of Flodden'

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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week

There is no safety this side of the grave.
Robert A. Heinlein

6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 2011

Filed under Books, Heritage, Northumberland 2009

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 [...]

17 Comments CherryPie on Nov 28th 2009