Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Crookham 2011, Holidays
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 [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 9th 2013
Filed under Crookham 2009, Holidays
This theme had me scratching my head for something suitable. Then I remembered the hay bales at Flodden on top of the freshly cut field. I then realised that the site being a battle field meant their was a sadder hidden meaning for the word chopped.
More chopped can be found here.
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 23rd 2013
This weeks prompt was:
Where the sky meets the earth.
That thin line, the farthest point in
your field of vision.
Where are you?
What do you see?
I see many things on the horizon, most of them are beautiful and uplifting.
But once again I am drawn to this haunting horizon. Flodden field has an ethereal presence about it.
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 9th 2013
Filed under Crookham 2011, Heritage, Holidays
The Flodden memorial stands in memory of the tragic loss of lives during the Battle of Branxton Moor.
More of my posts on this subject, giving further information on the battle which is more commonly known as the Battle of Flodden Field can be found here.
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out Whistlestop PhotoHunt.
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20 Comments CherryPie on Mar 9th 2012
Filed under Crookham 2011, Holidays
There is no safety this side of the grave.
Robert A. Heinlein
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 2011
Filed under Books, Crookham 2009, Heritage
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
Filed under Heritage
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
