"Stretching from the North Sea to the Solway Firth, the Border region has a sharply diverse landscape and was a battleground for over 300 years as warlike English and Scottish monarchs encouraged their subjects to conduct raids across their respective borders. Keith Durham details how this narrow strip of land influenced the Borderer's way of life in time of war and peace, his home, his choice of arms and armour and his steed. This book also examines how the three centuries of hostility between the two nations impacted on the region and led to the relentless cycle of raid, reprisal, deadly feud and extortion that shaped the Borderer's pragmatic character, as well as the tactics he evolved in order to survive."
"Stretching from the North Sea to the Solway Firth, the Border region has a sharply diverse landscape and was a battleground for over 300 years as warlike English and Scottish monarchs encouraged their subjects to conduct raids across their respective borders. Keith Durham details how this narrow strip of land influenced the Borderer's way of life in time of war and peace, his home, his choice of arms and armour and his steed. This book also examines how the three centuries of hostility between the two nations impacted on the region and led to the relentless cycle of raid, reprisal, deadly feud and extortion that shaped the Borderer's pragmatic character, as well as the tactics he evolved in order to survive."
"Stretching from the North Sea to the Solway Firth, the Border region has a sharply diverse landscape and was a battleground for over 300 years as warlike English and Scottish monarchs encouraged their subjects to conduct raids across their respective borders. Keith Durham details how this narrow strip of land influenced the Borderer's way of life in time of war and peace, his home, his choice of arms and armour and his steed. This book also examines how the three centuries of hostility between the two nations impacted on the region and led to the relentless cycle of raid, reprisal, deadly feud and extortion that shaped the Borderer's pragmatic character, as well as the tactics he evolved in order to survive."