War and border societies in the middle ages / edited by Anthony Goodman and Anthony Tuck.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goodman, Anthony, 1936-

Tuck, Anthony.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Otterburn, Battle of, Otterburn, England, 1388.

Great Britain--History, Military--1066-1485.

Great Britain.

England--Social conditions--1066-1485.

England.

Scottish Borders (England and Scotland)--History, Military.

Scottish Borders (England and Scotland).

Scottish Borders (Scotland)--History, Military.

Scottish Borders (Scotland).

Scotland--Social life and customs--To 1603.

Scotland.

England--Relations--Scotland.

Scotland--Relations--England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines the organisation behind societies which were `organised for war' on a day to day basis. Drawing on a substantial body of Anglo-Scottish archive material the authors trace the first developed form of `marcher' society.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Notes on contributors; Preface; List of abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; THE OTTERBURN WAR FROM THE SCOTTISH POINT OF VIEW; THE BATTLE OF OTTERBURN: WHEN AND WHERE WAS IT FOUGHT?; THE BALLAD AND THE SOURCE: SOME LITERARY REFLECTIONS ON THE BATTLE OF OTTERBURN; THE CHURCH OF DURHAM AND THE SCOTTISH BORDERS, 1378 88; RESPONSES TO WAR: CARLISLE AND THE WEST MARCH IN THE LATER FOURTEENTH CENTURY; THE PERCIES AND THE COMMUNITY OF NORTHUMBERLAND IN THE LATER FOURTEENTH CENTURY; Index

Notes:

"Based on a conference held at Otterburn Hall, Northumberland, in September 1988"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-89512-7

1-134-89513-5

1-280-32245-4

0-203-41040-8

0-203-32022-0

9780203410400

OCLC:

646717969