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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782244703321

Autore

Brown Michael <1965->

Titolo

Bannockburn [[electronic resource] ] : the Scottish War and the British Isles, 1307-1323 / / Michael Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2008

ISBN

0-7486-7212-5

1-281-78586-5

9786611785864

0-7486-3334-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

941.102

Soggetti

Bannockburn, Battle of, Scotland, 1314

Scotland History Robert I, 1306-1329

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-199) and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: 'The Most Victorious Battle of Bannockburn'; 1. The Battle and its Story; 2. The Bannockburn War (1307-13); 3. Scotland: A Kingdom Divided; 4. The Scottish War and the Plantagenet Dominions (1307-1314); 5. The Campaign (October 1313-Midsummer 1314); 6. The Battle (23-4 June 1314); 7. The Aftermath (July 1314-May 1323); 8. The Legacy; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The battle of Bannockburn, fought on the fields south of Stirling at midsummer 1314, is the best known event in the history of Medieval Scotland. It was a unique event. The clash of two armies, each led by a king, followed a clear challenge to a battle to determine the status of Scotland. As a key point in the Anglo-Scottish wars of the fourteenth century, the battle has been extensively discussed, but Bannockburn was also a pivotal event in the history of the British Isles. This book analyses the road to Bannockburn, the campaign of 1314 and the aftermath of the fight. It demonstrates that in