The battlefields of England / / Alfred H. Burne ; with an introduction by Robert Hardy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791026403321
• Autore: Burne Alfred Higgins <1886-1959, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: South Yorkshire, England : , : Pen & Sword Military Classics, , 2005; ©2005
• ISBN: 1-4738-1902-4; 1-78383-970-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (550 p.)
• Collana: Pen & Sword Military Classics ; ; Number 49
• Disciplina: 942
• Soggetti: Battlefields - England; Battles - England - History; Great Britain History, Military
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover ""; ""Half Title ""; ""Title ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents ""; ""The Battlefields Trust""; ""Sketchmaps & Panoramas""; ""Foreword to The Battlefields of England ""; ""Preface to the Second Edition of The Battlefields of England ""; ""Preface to The Battlefields of England ""; ""Preface to More Battlefields of England ""; ""Introduction ""; ""I Caradoc's Last Flight: A.D. 51 ""; ""II The Battle of Mount Badon: A.D. 500""; ""III The Battle of Deorbam: A.D. 577""; ""IV Wansdyke and the Battle of Ellandun: A.D. 825""; ""V The Battle of Ashdown: 8 January 871""; ""VI The Battle of Ethandun: A.D. 878""""VII The Battle of Brunanburh: A.D. 937""; ""VIII The Battle of Maldon: 11 August 991""; ""IX The Battle of Assingdon: 18 October 1016""; ""X The Battle of Stamford Bridge: 25 September 1066""; ""XI The Battle of Hastings: 14 October 1066""; ""XII The Battle of the Standard, or Northallerton: 22 August 1138""; ""XIII The Battle of Lewes: 14 May 1264""; ""XIV The Battle of Evesham: 4 August 1265""; ""XV The Battle of Neville's Cross: 17 October 1346""; ""XVI The Battle of Otterburn: 19 August 1388""; ""XVII The Battle of Shrewsbury: 21 July 1403""; ""XVIII The First Battle of St. Albans: 22 May 1455""""XIX The Battle of ; Blore Heath: 23 September 1459""; ""XX The Second Battle of St. Albans: 17 February 1461""; ""XXI The Battle of Towton: 29 March 1461""; ""XXII The Battle of Barnet: 14 April 1471""; ""XXIII The Battle of Tewkesbury: 14 May 1471""; ""XXIV The Battle of Bosworth: 22 August 1485""; ""XXV The Battle of Stoke Field: 16 June 1487""; ""XXVI The Battle of Flodden: 9 September 1513""; ""XXVII The Battle of Edgehill: 22 October 1642""; ""XXVIII The Battle of Lansdown: 5 July 1643""; ""XXIX The Battle of Roundway Down: 13 July 1643""""XXX The First Battle of Newbury: 20 October 1643""; ""XXXI The Battle of Cheriton: 29 March 1644""; ""XXXII The Battle of Marston Moor: 2 July 1644""; ""XXXIII The Second Battle of Newbury: 28 October 1644""; ""XXXIV The Battle of Naseby: 14 June 1645""; ""XXXV The Battle of Langport: 10 July 1645""; ""XXXVI The Battle of Worcester: 3 September 1651""; ""XXXVII The Battle of Sedgemoor: 6 July 1685""; ""Appendix""; ""Select Bibliography to The Battlefields of England""; ""Select Bibliography to More Battlefields of England""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: England's battlefields bear witness to dramatic turning-points in the country's history. At Hastings, Bosworth Field, Flodden and Naseby, the battles fought were to have an enormous effect on English life. This double volume, containing Burne's famous ""Battlefields of England"" and ""More Battlefields of England"" make it possible for readers to follow the course of 39 battles from AD 51 to 1685, as if they were on the battlefields themselves.