The Debatable Land - The Lost World Between Scotland and England

''A book worth reading'' Andrew Marr, Sunday Times The Debatable Land was an independent territory which used to exist between Scotland and England. At the height of its notoriety, it was the bloodiest region in Great Britain, fought over by Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and James V. After the Union of the Crowns, most of its population was slaughtered or deported and it became the last part of the country to be brought under the control of the state. Today, its history has been forgotten or ignored. When Graham Robb moved to a lonely house on the very edge of England, he discovered that the river which almost surrounded his new home had once marked the Debatable Land''s southern boundary. Under the powerful spell of curiosity, Robb began a journey - on foot, by bicycle and into the past - that would uncover lost towns and roads, reveal the truth about this maligned patch of land and result in more than one discovery of major historical significance. Rich in detail and epic in scope, The Debatable Land takes us from a time when neither England nor Scotland could be imagined to the present day, when contemporary nationalism and political turmoil threaten to unsettle the cross-border community once more. Writing with his customary charm, wit and literary grace, Graham Robb proves the Debatable Land to be a crucial, missing piece in the puzzle of British history. Includes a 16-page colour plate section.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Robb, Robb Graham
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781509804719
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-0471-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 197 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; European History, Cumbria, HISTORY / Historical Geography, TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, Travel writing, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Lowland Scotland and Borders, Lowland Scotland & Borders, BCE to c 500 CE, Historical Geography, Cumbria & Lake District, Places and peoples: general and pictorial works, BCE period – Protohistory, c 1 to c 500 CE, Invasion, conquest and occupation