The Border Reivers
Published on 13. March 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-1-85532-560-9 (ISBN)
Description
Until the union of the two crowns under the Stuarts, the Border Marches of England and Scotland were terrorised by the clans known as the Border Reivers. Including tourist information, this work looks at the history of the clans - the Armstrongs, Bells, Robsons, Scotts, Douglases and others.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
8 colour plates and 50 b&w illustrations, map
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 185 mm
Weight
189 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85532-560-9 (9781855325609)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Introduction - the border; "arrayed in most warlike manner"; "strenghes" and "bastells"; "spears northern" on horseback; "to chastise those borders" - 1603; the end of the Reiver.