Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Blood Stained Fields - The Battlefields of East Lothian, Arran Paul Johnston.

Blood Stained Fields - The Battlefields of East Lothian, Arran Paul Johnston.

Looks at a thousand years of battles to be fought in East Lothian, from the clashes between Briton and Angle to the Jacobite revolts, covering the wars of Independence, the Tutor 'rough wooing' and the battles of the Civil War. Provides good accounts of the battles, supported by explanations of the wide wider campaigns, and with equal space given to Scottish defeats and victories.
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