"A remarkably successful book on a fascinating subject, well organized and well written." --Time's Literary Supplement From the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries, outlaws reigned supreme on the contentious frontier between England and Scotland. Feud and terror, raid and reprisal were the ordinary stuff of life--and a way of survival. Power was held by the notorious border reivers (the "steel bonnets," named for their flashy helmets), clan-loyal raiders, freebooters, plunderers, and rustlers who robbed and murdered in ...
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"A remarkably successful book on a fascinating subject, well organized and well written." --Time's Literary Supplement From the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries, outlaws reigned supreme on the contentious frontier between England and Scotland. Feud and terror, raid and reprisal were the ordinary stuff of life--and a way of survival. Power was held by the notorious border reivers (the "steel bonnets," named for their flashy helmets), clan-loyal raiders, freebooters, plunderers, and rustlers who robbed and murdered in the name of family: the famous clans--like Elliot, Armstrong, Charlton, and Robson--romanticized by Sir Walter Scott. They were the last opponents to the Acts of Union of 1707, and fought fiercely and fancifully to the end. In The Steel Bonnets , George MacDonald Fraser, author of the bestselling Flashman novels and himself a borderer, takes us back through three centuries of conflict, telling the fascinating and bloody story of the reivers. He relates their rise to power as ferocious soldiers on horseback, their important roles in the battles at Flodden and Solway Moss, and their surprisingly sudden fall from grace. The Steel Bonnets is a superb work of serious history and scholarship that is as irresistibly compelling as any novel. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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Add this copy of The Steel Bonnets: the Story of the Anglo-Scottish to cart. $9.45, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1989 by Harvill Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 9780002727464.
Add this copy of The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish to cart. $17.07, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1998 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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Add this copy of The Steel Bonnets: the Story of the Anglo-Scottish to cart. $31.50, very good condition, Sold by Alpha 2 Omega Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southampton, HANTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1989 by Harvill.
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Very good. VGC plus. Harvill, 1989. First paperback edition-4th printing(5 7 9 8 6 4). Paperback(two small nicks, scratches and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC plus. Illustrated with b/w photos, maps. Nice and clean pages with small ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first page of the book, small pencil marks impressions inside the last two pages of the book. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.410pp including List of illustrations, appendices I to II, bibliography, glossary, index.
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Used-Good. Good paperback. Undated later printing. A good copy with B&W illustrations. Cover a little creased; creases to spine; final pages and back cover show minor signs of water damage.
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All the romance of the Borders considered soberly in light of geographical and historical circumstances. The book drains out the 'fun' even though many anecdotes and ballad fragments remind one of the mythic elements that survive from this period. This is a serious book that dovetails nicely with "Albion's Seed" as a way of understanding the consequences of centuries of raiding and extortion and slaughter.
bob3289
Aug 16, 2007
A great read!!
A fascinating and detailed account of the border area of Scotland and England, especially interesting to any of the descendants of those families. I thoroughly enjoyed it and intend to read it again.
