Bannockburn 1314 - Robert Bruce's great victory

Informationen zum Autor Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, specializing in the medieval period. He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of subjects from the dress of the 10th-century armies of the Caliphates, through the action of bloody medieval battles, to the daily life of the British Redcoat of the late 18th century. The son of the illustrator Michael Turner, Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK. Peter Armstrong went to Keswick School after which he travelled widely before taking a degree in Fine Art at Maidstone College of Art. He was an art teacher in Kendal in Cumbria for several years but is now among other things the sculptor behind Border Miniatures, specialising in producing military miniatures from the medieval period. In the course of his model making, Pete has amassed a wealth of research material and his writing is the fruit of these labours. Pete's previous publications include Ancient and Medieval Modelling in the Masterclass Series. Klappentext Bannockburn was the climax of the career of King Robert the Bruce. In 1307 King Edward I of England, 'The Hammer of the Scots' and nemesis of William Wallace, died and his son, Edward II, was not from the same mould. Idle and apathetic, he allowed the Scots the chance to recover from the grievous punishment inflicted upon them. By 1314 Bruce had captured every major English-held castle bar Stirling and Edward II took an army north to subdue the Scots. Pete Armstrong's account of this pivotal campaign culminates at the decisive battle of Bannockburn that finally won Scotland her independence. Vorwort Pete Armstrong's illustrated account of the Battle of Bannockburn, a pivotal campaign in the First War of Scottish Independence. Zusammenfassung The full story surrounding the battle that represented the climax of the career of King Robert the Bruce, and has since remained the most famous battle in Scottish history - the Battle of Bannockburn. Inhaltsverzeichnis Origins of the Campaign Chronology Opposing Commanders The English: 1 Edward II 2The Earl of Pembroke 3The Earl of Gloucester 4 Robert Clifford, Henry de Beaumont 5 Hugh Despencer The Scots: 1 Robert the Bruce 2 Edward Bruce 3 James Douglas 4 Randolph 5 Angus Og Opposing armies Opposing Plans The Campaign The Battle The Aftermath The Battlefield today Bibliography Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Pete Armstrong, Peter Armstrong, Armstrong Peter, Graham Turner
• Assisted by: Graham Turner (Illustration), Turner Graham (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.03.2002
• EAN: 9781855326095
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-609-5
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 244 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Campaign; Osprey Campaign S.; Campaign; Osprey Campaign S.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Scotland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, HISTORY / Military / Medieval, Warfare & defence, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Battles and campaigns, Medieval warfare (predating gunpowder warfare), Early 14th century c 1300 to c 1350