Bannockburn 1314: A New History

Dr Chris Brown (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

312 Seiten

2009
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7524-5254-8 (ISBN)

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Bannockburn 1314 is a history of the most celebrated battle between Scotland and England, in which a mere 7,000 followers of Robert the Bruce defeated more than 15,000 of Edward II’s troops. The Battle of Bannockburn, fought over two days on 23 and 24 June 1314 by a small river crossing just south of Stirling, was a decisive victory for Robert, and secured for Scotland de facto independence from England. It was the greatest defeat the English would suffer throughout the Middle Ages, and a huge personal humiliation for Edward. Chris Brown’s account recreates the campaign from the perspectives of both the Scots and English. Through an in-depth investigation of contemporary narrative sources as well as administrative records, and with a fresh look at the terrain where the battle was fought, he is able to come to firmer conclusions as to exactly what happened, and why, and thereby to rewrite the traditional history of the battle.

CHRIS BROWN has designed and delivered numerous history and war studies courses for the OLL department at Edinburgh University. He has travelled extensively throughout the world studying battlefields. He has written numerous articles and given conference papers on a variety of historical and defence issues. His father served with the Parachute Regiment alongside Arnhem veterans and he has always been fascinated by the battle.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.12.2009
Verlagsort	Stroud
Sprache	englisch
Maße	120 x 200 mm
Gewicht	330 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-7524-5254-1 / 0752452541
ISBN-13	978-0-7524-5254-8 / 9780752452548
Zustand	Neuware