|
Books > History > British & Irish history > 1000 to 1500
|
Not currently available
The Reivers' Trail (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R416
Discovery Miles 4 160
You Save: R64
(13%)
|
|
|
The Reivers' Trail (Hardcover)
 (sign in to rate)
List price R480
Loot Price R416
Discovery Miles 4 160
You Save R64 (13%)
Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.
|
The Reivers' Trail runs from the Irish to the North Sea, through
Cumbria, Dumfries, Borders and Northumberland. The Borders of
England and Scotland, also called the 'Debatable Land', were
controlled for four centuries by the reiver clans, who learned
their battle tactics from the Romans and King Arthur. A
semi-nomadic cattle culture, the reivers were seen as a problem by
both the Scottish and English crowns as they were loyal not to a
country but to their own intertwined family connections. Robbery
and blackmail were everyday professions, raiding, arson,
kidnapping, murder and extortion an accepted part of the social
system. Their raids and forays were a way of life and a means of
survival and they were the finest light cavalry of the times.
Andrew Sinclair is spearheading an international project to create
a reivers' trail for the modern traveller and has delved deep into
the history and legend of the reivers. In "The Reivers' Trail", he
recounts the extraordinary and turbulent history of this beautiful
old frontier, with its glorious landscape and the wonderful roll
call of Border clans: Maxwell, Johnstone, Graham, Armstrong,
Elliot, Kerr, and Hume.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
