The Scottish and Welsh Wars 1250-1400
Title | The Scottish and Welsh Wars 1250-1400 PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Rothero |
Publisher | |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |
The Scottish and Welsh Wars 1250-1400
Title | The Scottish and Welsh Wars 1250-1400 PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Rothero |
Publisher | |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Military art and science |
ISBN |
The Scottish and Welsh Wars 1250-1400
Title | The Scottish and Welsh Wars 1250-1400 PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Rothero |
Publisher | Osprey Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2000-09-25 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781841761664 |
On 28 September 1066 William of Normandy landed near Hastings and prepared to meet the Anglo-Saxon army of King Harold Godwinson. On 10 October 1066 the two armies met; and after six hours of fighting what became known as the Battle of Hastings, the Anglo-Saxon army was crushed and their king slain. The Normans set up castles to control the native population, and four-fifths of all England's land changed ownership. However, despite initial Norman success, it was fully two centuries before the Anglo-Norman kings managed to penetrate the wild interiors of Wales and Scotland, and many more centuries before the countries of Scotland, Wales and England were united under one crown.
Bannockburn 1314
Title | Bannockburn 1314 PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Armstrong |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 231 |
Release | 2012-09-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 178200419X |
Pete Armstrong's illustrated account of the Battle of Bannockburn, a pivotal campaign in the First War of Scottish Independence. Bannockburn was the climax of the career of King Robert the Bruce. In 1307 King Edward I of England, 'The Hammer of the Scots' and nemesis of William Wallace, died and his son, Edward II, was not from the same mould. Idle and apathetic, he allowed the Scots the chance to recover from the grievous punishment inflicted upon them. By 1314 Bruce had captured every major English-held castle bar Stirling and Edward II took an army north to subdue the Scots. Pete Armstrong's account of this battle culminates at the decisive battle of Bannockburn that finally won Scotland her independence.
Border Fury
Title | Border Fury PDF eBook |
Author | John Sadler |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 608 |
Release | 2013-11-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317865278 |
Border Fury provides a fascinating account of the period of Anglo-Scottish Border conflict from the Edwardian invasions of 1296 until the Union of the Crowns under James VI of Scotland, James I of England in 1603. It looks at developments in the art of war during the period, the key transition from medieval to renaissance warfare, the development of tactics, arms, armour and military logistics during the period. All the key personalities involved are profiled and the typology of each battle site is examined in detail with the author providing several new interpretations that differ radically from those that have previously been understood.
Lost Battlefields of Wales
Title | Lost Battlefields of Wales PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Hackett |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Pages | 444 |
Release | 2014-07-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1445637030 |
Takes us through the numerous battles in Wales.
Armies of Plantagenet England, 1135–1337
Title | Armies of Plantagenet England, 1135–1337 PDF eBook |
Author | Gabriele Esposito |
Publisher | Pen and Sword Military |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2022-09-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1399008366 |
The ascent of the Plantagenets to the English throne in 1154 led to the beginning of a new historical phase in the British Isles, which was marked by numerous wars that were fought between the Kingdom of England and the 'Celtic nations' of Wales, Scotland and Ireland. During the rule of the Norman kings, the English armies had not completed the conquest of Wales and had established only some footholds in Ireland; Scotland was still independent and was ready to contest the Plantagenets’ possession of northern England. As a result of this situation, the two centuries between the rise of the new dynasty and the beginning of the Hundred Years’ War were characterized by a series of wars that ravaged feudal England. Gabriele Esposito covers all these conflicts, following the campaigns of Richard the Lionheart as well as those of his younger brother who was defeated on the continent at the large Battle of Bouvines; the conquest of Wales is analyzed in detail, as well as the First Scottish War of Independence that saw William Wallace playing a prominent role. The organization and equipment of all the troop types taken into account is described in full detail and lavishly illustrated with color images of reenactors, bringing these forces to life.